One dies in vicious clash
One dies in vicious clash
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of Duren Sawit Police officers of East
Jakarta were busy on Monday securing the Malaka Jaya district of
Klender, following a vicious clash on Monday between two groups
of angry local residents, which resulted in one fatality.
Duren Sawit Police chief Capt. Listyo Sigit identified the
dead victim as Lajumat, 36, a resident of Jl. Wijaya Kusuma II in
Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.
"We are currently on the lookout for three people, who
allegedly instigated the first clash," Listyo told reporters.
"The fight was between Ambonese and Madurese... so it's going
to be a bit tough."
Listyo added that the clash was caused by a "very minor
thing".
"The first machete strike, which occurred on Jl. Malaka Sari
on Sunday night, was not targeted at the Madura satay vendor,
Sariyin. Sariyin, who fortunately did not die, just happened to
be there," Listyo said.
"On Saturday, there had been a fight between an Ambonese man
and a Madurese man, over a matchstick, in East Jakarta. One said
he needed it, the other said he did not have it... he might have
said it rudely, and the fight started."
"We thought it ended there. But, it started again on Sunday."
The Sunday clash at 8:30 p.m., began when about three Ambonese
men came up to Sariyin, 19, and immediately struck him with a
machete on his head, on Jl. Malaka Sari in Duren Sawit.
Sariyin was immediately rushed to the Pondok Kopi Hospital in
East Jakarta, Listyo said.
An unidentified number of Sariyin's friends went in search for
an Ambonese man, identified as Ongensangaji, to settle the
matter. Near the Klender bus terminal on Jl. Wijaya Kusuma, they
suddenly spotted four Ambonese, at about 4 a.m. on Monday.
Sariyin's friend immediately pounced on the four Ambonese men,
two of whom managed to get away.
Of the remaining two men, Lajumat was beaten to death while
Kaemudin, 24, who was struck badly with a sickle on his back, and
on his left and right hands, was rushed to the Persahabatan
Hospital in East Jakarta. (07/ylt)