20 People Arrested In The Aftermath Of Vocational School Student Clashes At Otista

Student brawls at Otista Jatinegara, East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA Clashes between students of SMK Boedoet 1 or SMKN 1 Budi Utomo and residents occurred on Jalan Otto Iskandardinata (Otista) Raya, to be precise in front of Hotel Fiducia, Bidaracina Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, on Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025.

Ironically, the brawl took place at 00.30 WIB, involving hundreds of students and local residents.

According to Roy (46), a local resident, the incident began on Tuesday night, April 22, 2025, at around 23.30 WIB. A group of students who were dominated by SMKN 1 student Budi Utomo were about 100 people involved in clashes with SMKN 34 Kramat Raya students on Jalan Otista Raya, Tanjung Lengkong area, Jatinegara.

This brawl sparked anger from residents who felt disturbed. A number of residents of Tanjung Lengkong then attacked the Boedoet student group using sharp weapons.

"Some students panicked and ran to save themselves. Some entered the Fiducia Hotel, others fled towards Kampung Melayu," Roy told reporters, Wednesday (23/4).

Joint officers from the TNI and Polri who arrived at the location immediately dispersed the clashes and arrested 20 students suspected of being involved. A number of sharp weapons were also confiscated as evidence.

From the information gathered, the 15 students who were arrested came from SMKN 1 Budi Utomo. While the other five came from various schools, namely:

1 student of SMAN 1 Budi Utomo

1 student of SMA 33 (packet C)

1 PGRI 11 SMK student (packet C)

1 Mercusuar Vocational High School Student (packet C)

1 student of SMK 315 (packet C)

As evidence, officers confiscated five sickles and motorbike gir. All the perpetrators were then handed over to the Jatinegara Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Boedoet Vocational School Student Clashes With Broken Residents At Otista, 20 People Arrested

JAKARTA Clashes between students of SMK Boedoet 1 or SMKN 1 Budi Utomo and residents occurred on Jalan Otto Iskandardinata (Otista) Raya, to be precise in front of Hotel Fiducia, Bidaracina Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, on Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025.

Ironically, the brawl took place at 00.30 WIB, involving hundreds of students and local residents.

According to Roy (46), a local resident, the incident began on Tuesday night, April 22, 2025, at around 23.30 WIB. A group of students who were dominated by SMKN 1 student Budi Utomo were about 100 people involved in clashes with SMKN 34 Kramat Raya students on Jalan Otista Raya, Tanjung Lengkong area, Jatinegara.

This brawl sparked anger from residents who felt disturbed. A number of residents of Tanjung Lengkong then attacked the Boedoet student group using sharp weapons.

"Some students panicked and ran to save themselves. Some entered the Fiducia Hotel, others fled towards Kampung Melayu," Roy told reporters, Wednesday (23/4).

Joint officers from the TNI and Polri who arrived at the location immediately dispersed the clashes and arrested 20 students suspected of being involved. A number of sharp weapons were also confiscated as evidence.

From the information gathered, the 15 students who were arrested came from SMKN 1 Budi Utomo. While the other five came from various schools, namely:

1 student of SMAN 1 Budi Utomo

1 student of SMA 33 (packet C)

1 PGRI 11 SMK student (packet C)

1 Mercusuar Vocational High School Student (packet C)

1 student of SMK 315 (packet C)

As evidence, officers confiscated five sickles and motorbike gir. All the perpetrators were then handed over to the Jatinegara Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.