Prisoners clash in Cipinang jail

Prisoners clash in Cipinang jail

JAKARTA (JP): Four prisoners have been taken for questioning
after a fight between two groups of prisoners left two injured in
Cipinang prison, East Jakarta.

The fight began Friday afternoon when four prisoners attacked
three fellow inmates.

Witnesses said Aris, the ringleader, Iskandar, Laude and
Amiruddin in Block A threw stones at a Block BT cell containing
Galil Pribadi, Dharmawanto and another inmate before the fight
began.

Galil, 34, and Dharmawanto, 37, were stabbed in the head and
shoulders during the fight. They were taken to the Kramat Jati
police hospital, East Jakarta.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said Saturday that
police had seized two knives as evidence.

"Aris and his three friends denied the allegation that they
stabbed the two victims with knives," he said.

Aritonang said the police were still investigating the cause
of the fight, which reportedly reflected the disappointment of
some prisoners over the election of a new foreman for Block A.
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