Two men injured trying to stop fight

Two men injured trying to stop fight

JAKARTA (JP): Two men, attempting to stop an altercation
between residents of Kebon Pala in East Jakarta and three alleged
chicken thieves, were wounded on Thursday.

The wounded victims were identified as Suparjono, 52, and
Nanang, 24. Both men are residents of Cawang in East Jakarta,
city police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Friday.

Lubis said that Suparjono received a head injury while Nanang
suffered from slash wounds to his head and hands.

"Nanang is still being treated at Soekanto Police Hospital in
Kramat Jati, East Jakarta," he said.

The incident took place at around 11 p.m. when the two
victims, riding on a motorcycle, were passing through Kebon Pala.

"When they passed the neighborhood, there was a quarrel
between local residents and three alleged chicken thieves,
identified as Usep, 50, Narun, 25, and Yadi, 22," Lubis said,
adding that the three men were caught stealing chickens owned by
nearby residents.

One of the residents, Hotman, attempted to force the alleged
thieves to return the chickens to their owners. Instead of
returning the chickens, the three men pulled sickles from beneath
their shirts and challenged the residents to a fight.

When the two victims saw the dispute they attempted to stop
it, Lubis said.

"The two were trying to prevent the fight by jumping between
the thieves and the angry residents."

However, instead of ending the fight the two victims became
the targets of anger, he said.

Local police who later arrived at the scene dispersed the
residents and arrested the three alleged chicken thieves.

None of the residents were arrested during the incident. (emf)