Officers questioned over brawls<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Military police are questioning six servicemen
\nfor their alleged roles in two separate brawls in Tanjung Priok,
\nNorth Jakarta, in which two civilians were killed.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said yesterday
\nfive were being detained at the Jakarta Garrison's military
\npolice office.<\/p>\n
The other was still being treated at the Gatot Subroto Army
\nHospital, he said.<\/p>\n
\"If they are found guilty, they will be punished in accordance
\nwith military law,\" the two-star general said after a ceremony in
\nNorth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to Sutiyoso's spokesman, Lt. Col. DJ. Nahcrowi, four
\nof the suspects, all second sergeants, were being questioned over
\nthe death of Agusman, a resident of Jl. Muara Baru, who was
\nkilled in a brawl Monday.<\/p>\n
Under questioning, the four servicemen said they rushed to the
\nbrawl on Jl. Martadinata after being informed about the fight,
\nsaid Nachrowi.<\/p>\n
After they arrived, the four tried to disperse the fighters.
\nOne of the residents involved in the fight, Agusman, \"while
\nrunning away fell from a railway bridge and hit his head on the
\nground,\" Nachrowi quoted the soldiers as saying.<\/p>\n
But earlier reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the
\nvictim was beaten by the four Armed Forces members before they
\npushed him off the bridge.<\/p>\n
Agusman died the next morning after being treated at the army
\nhospital.<\/p>\n
The other two servicemen, both corporals, were apprehended
\nfollowing another brawl in the nearby Kebon Bawang area on
\nMonday, said Nachrowi.<\/p>\n
The two soldiers, and three civilians, were attacked by a
\ngroup of 30 people, six of whom were armed with sharp weapons.<\/p>\n
During the evening clash, one of the civilians, identified as
\nMohammad Kadri, was killed and another, Hidayat, was badly
\ninjured.<\/p>\n
One of the servicemen also suffered wounds and is still being
\ntreated at the Army hospital.<\/p>\n
The motive of the attack remains unknown.<\/p>\n
\"Without a single explanation, the group suddenly attacked
\nus,\" Hidayat told reporters after the clash. (jun)<\/p>",
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