DPR Urges Police to Thoroughly Investigate Matraman Clash That Killed One

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Nasyirul Falah Amru has urged the police to thoroughly investigate a clash between residents in the Matraman area, Jakarta, on Sunday (26/7), which led to the destruction of buildings and vehicles, and resulted in one fatality. He expressed regret and concern over the incident, stating that the case could have been anticipated as similar events have repeatedly occurred in the location. “I am very confident that the police, in this case the Regional Police Chief, can resolve this issue, and of course, we highly expect the professionalism of the police force,” Falah said in Jakarta on Monday. “Whatever the reason, what they did is not justified in the eyes of the law,” he added. Previously, the Metro Jaya Regional Police named seven suspects in two separate cases that triggered the clash on Jalan Tambak, Pegangsaan Village, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Sunday. The Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, explained that the seven suspects consist of four individuals in the case of destroying a vendor’s cart and three individuals in the assault case that resulted in one death. He detailed that the four suspects in the case of destroying a nasi uduk cart on Jalan Matraman Dalam have the initials GNA, AJL, FAM, and ELL. Meanwhile, in the assault case on Jalan Tambak that resulted in the loss of life, investigators have named three suspects with the initials SK, AS, and OR.