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Police arrest mass organization members for stabbing prosecutor
Over the past month, the government has launched a nationwide crackdown on rogue mass organizations following widespread reports of street crimes, racketeering and extortion, which are believed to have caused businesses across the country to suffer losses amounting to trillions of rupiah.
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A machete. (Shutterstock/Anya Douglas)
T
he North Sumatra Police have arrested two members of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization for allegedly attacking two Deli Serdang Prosecutor’s Office officials with machetes.
North Sumatra Police General Crime Investigation Director Brig. Gen. Sumaryono said the two suspects, identified only as APL and SD, were arrested separately on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the alleged assault.
"According to the initial investigation, APL, who currently serves as the deputy vice chair of the Pemuda Pancasila chapter in Deli Serdang, allegedly ordered SD to carry out the attack," Sumaryono said on Sunday.
"We're still investigating the motive behind the alleged assault," he added.
Sumaryono said both suspects were previously convicted of robbery. APL is also under investigation for his alleged role in an armed robbery at a private company in January.
“APL, along with four accomplices who are still at large, stole Rp 232 million (US$14,300) during the robbery. They carry firearms and are willing to use violence against their victims,” he said.
On Saturday afternoon, two members of the Deli Serdang Prosecutors Office, 53-year-old prosecutor Jhon Wesli Sinaga and 25-year-old administrative staff member Acensio Silvanov Hutabarat, were attacked by two assailants at an oil palm plantation in Kotarih district, Serdang Bedagai regency, North Sumatra.
