Jakarta – Two members of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) were killed and another injured in a brawl with members of the Association of Betawi Families (IKB) over a parking lot.

The groups were fighting over the right to control a parking area in the Kebayoran Lama market in South Jakarta on Tuesday. The brawl, involving dozens of people from the warring groups, caused major disruptions to daily activity at the market.

Ade Sulishadi, 24, died at the scene, while Syarifudin Juhri, 21, and Sugandi, 53, were badly injured. The three were rushed to Pertamina Hospital in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, but Syarifudin died soon after, the chief of Kebayoran Lama police subprecinct, Comr. M. Priyono, said.

Sugandi was transferred to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta for further treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were sent to the hospital's morgue for autopsies.

Priyono said members of the FBR allegedly attacked members of the IKB at the market Tuesday morning as they tried to seize control of a parking area. "We are yet to make any arrests, but we are continuing investigations," Priyono said.

He said police had previously facilitated a meeting between the two groups to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but no agreement had been reached.

"Leaders of the two groups have now agreed to end the fight and let police carry out further investigations into the case in accordance with the law," he told The Jakarta Post.

Priyono said at least 200 police had been deployed to the market and its surroundings to secure the area after the incident, and several people had been questioned.

Thuggery and extortion are a fact of life for vendors at traditional markets such as Kebayoran Lama market. However, law enforcers and official market authorities have been ineffective in their efforts to overcome this deep-rooted problem.

In a recent interview with The Jakarta Post, several vendors said they have to pay levies to the IKB, which controls the area.