Jakarta – The North Sumatra Police have named seven people as suspects in a fatal brawl between two gangs in Medan that claimed two lives on Saturday.

The clash between youth organizations Ikatan Pemuda Pancasila (IPK) and Pemuda Pancasila (PP) in a number of places in Medan on Saturday left Monang Hutabarat, 49 and Roy Silaban, 40; both members of IPK, dead and four others injured.

Police had named the seven suspects after questioning 144 people involved in the bloody brawl, North Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Ngadino said on Tuesday as reported by kompas.com. Police also confiscated video recordings, motorcycles and broken bricks used in the brawl as evidence.

The seven suspects have been identified as Sarimuda Palawi, Jamaludin, 65; Aulia Putra Hendrawan Nasution, 20; M. Fadillah Lubis, 20; Agam Mispi 46 ; Ferdinan Harianto Butar-Butar, 38; and Dedek Saurudin Hutagalung, 22.

Besides naming the suspects in the death of Monang and Roy, North Sumatra Police had also named nine suspects for illegal possession of firearms and other weapons such as knives and bows and arrows, Ngadino said.

"We will take firm action against all members of youth organizations engaging in any follow-up brawls. The Police and TNI [Indonesian Military] have fully secured the situation in North Sumatra," he said as quoted by kompas.com on Tuesday.

Police and TNI personnel escalated security in Medan following the fatal clash on Saturday as news spread that there would be a counterattack by one of the groups.

The clash between the PP and IPK on Saturday was not the first between the two organizations as they were involved in several such clashes last year. (rin)(+)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/02/police-name-seven-suspects-fatal-medan-brawl.html