Man charged with assault

JAKARTA: Police arrested an apparently inebriated man in connection to an assault on a public minivan driver in the early hours of Sunday morning on Jl. Mundu Luar, Koja in North Jakarta.

The suspect, identified as Jumeri, 27, is charged with assaulting the driver, Sanusi, 21, after the two were involved in an argument over the bus fare. Sanusi held Jumeri and insisted that he had to pay the fare but the latter pulled out a sword from his jacket and slashed Sanusi's left arm.

Jumeri then ran away, leaving the wounded Sanusi behind, who then shouted for help. Nearby residents came to help Sanusi while Jumeri was arrested a few hours later. -- JP