A man in Bali has been arrested after threatening a debt collector with a sword

News24xx.com - After threatening his debt collector with a sword, a man in Bali’s Buleleng regency has been arrested. Known, that the suspect was upset with the victim who was collecting his payment for an installment.

The incident took place on Wednesday, when the victim (identified with initials GS), visited the suspect (that identified by initials GSU) to collect an owed payment. But their conversation reportedly took a sour turn, and GSU reacted by taking a sword from inside the house and then threatening GS.

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Vicky Tri Haryanto, who heads the criminal investigation unit at Buleleng Police said that they found a number of sharp weapons at GSU’s house during his arrest, including the 60 centimeters long sword.

“Police officers searched the suspect’s house and found two spears, two air rifles, one gas pistol, three long swords and two bayonets, which the suspect admitted to owning without proper permits,” Vicky added. 

GSU could potentially be charged with either Article 368 of the criminal code (KUHP) on threats, or Article 2 of the 1951 Emergency Law on Illegal Possessions of Firearms, which carries a maximum prison sentence of nine years and 10 years respectively.