Residents destroy guard posts

Residents destroy guard posts

TANGERANG: Some 300 residents of Bonar village, Balaraja
district, Tangerang regency, went on the rampage and destroyed 10
security guard posts here late on Thursday in retaliation at a
provocative statement issued by a supporter of elected village
chief Idil Samsidi.

Balaraja Police chief Adj. Comr. Risnanto said on Friday that
their anger had been sparked by a statement of one of Idil's
supporters, identified as Jalil, who told Gandi, a supporter of
Samsudin, a candidate who lost in the election to Idil, that
Samsudin's supporters could come to Idil's house only if they
brought oranges along with them as gifts.

"Gandi was apparently offended by Jalil's statement and told
other Samsudin's supporters who then agreed to attack Jalil,"
Risnanto said.

But since Samsudin's supporters failed to find Jalil, they
then destroyed all guard posts in the village, he added.

"We have detained several villagers for questioning," said the
officer.--JP