Police Claim Arrest 2 Teenagers Masterminding A Brawl In Johar Baru, Central Jakarta

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JAKARTA - Two teenagers with the initials FG (18) and AP (20) residents of Johar Baru were arrested after carrying out a brawl in the Johar Baru area, Central Jakarta. Both are the brains of the brawl.

"We have secured two leaders of brawlers or dedengkots who often cause brawls in Johar Baru. Both of them had time to make a brawl in Rawa Gang T Village," said Johar Baru Police Chief, Kompol Rudi Wira when confirmed, Monday, July 31.

Kompol Rudi said the suspect FG was a resident of Johar Baru. FG does not have a permanent job, he is unemployed. Meanwhile, the suspect is AP, a resident of West Cempaka Putih who also does not have a job.

"The evidence that we have secured are 2 sharp weapons, a sickle with a blue wooden handle," he said.

Kompol Rudi said that the brawl between teenagers occurred again on Sunday, July 30, 2023. The two groups involved in the brawl were the Golday Kampung Rawa group with the Johar Baru group.

"Both of them we snared under Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Emergency Law No. 12 of 1951 regarding the ownership of the knife which was opened for brawls," he said.

However, Kompol Rudi Wira denied that the cause of the brawl between teenagers in Johar Baru was an indication of drug trafficking. According to him, the brawl in Johar Baru was purely a brawl between teenagers or groups.

Previously, it was reported that following the rampant brawl among students, the Central Jakarta City Government would take firm action by withdrawing the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) belonging to students involved in a brawl in Central Jakarta.

The Mayor of Central Jakarta, Dhany Sukma, emphasized that his party did not hesitate to revoke the smart Jakarta card (KJP) for students involved in the brawl.

"If the student is included in the KJP program and he is actually involved (brawl) then we will immediately revoke the KJP," said Dhany Sukma, Monday, July 31.