BANDUNG: Police named Sepnat Karat as a suspect on Monday in the killing of Yusuf Badi, who died after reportedly being stabbed in the chest during a clash last Friday among Papuan students in Bandung.
Bandung Wetan Police chief Comr. Wiharyatmo said the suspect, from
Sorong in Papua and a student at Sangga Buana University, had been
detained by his office.
“The suspect has been charged under articles 351 and 338 of the Criminal Code for abuse and murder,” he said.
The
articles carry maximum sentences of seven and 15 years in prison,
respectively. Wiharyatmo declined to comment on the motive behind the
killing.
The brawl occurred in front of the Papuan students’
dormitory on Jl. Cilaki in Bandung, and seems to have been triggered by
an argument between Sepnat and Yusuf.
Sepnat reportedly became
enraged when he heard Yusuf asking his friends to clean up the mess left
after Sepnat drank some beers in the dormitory.
During the fight, Sepnat found a knife in the dormitory garage and claims he used it in self-defense.