Two injured in brawl

Two injured in brawl

JAKARTA: A brawl between residents of Kali Anyar and Semeru
subdistricts in Jembatan Besi, West Jakarta, left a police
officer and a local injured.

The brawl broke out between residents of the two subdistricts
on Tuesday at around 9 p.m.

Second Adj. Insp. Marihot Simatupang, who was at the location,
tried to break up the fight, but ended up being attacked by the
residents.

He fired two warning shots, one of which hit attacker Agus
Sutrisno in the abdomen. Simatupang had already suffered wounds
to his head and arm.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said on Wednesday
that while both victims were still in hospital, their conditions
were not life-threatening. The cause of the brawl is still under
investigation, he said.

Tjiptono added that the police were investigating whether
Simatupang was on duty at the time. However, the warning shots
were in line with police procedure, he claimed. -- JP