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Surabaya debt‑collector violence clash and PSHT protest
A clash on On July 30‑31 2026 a violent encounter in Surabaya between traditional silat fighters and the debt‑collector group Mata Elang erupted when escalated into a large‑scale protest by the pencak silat organization Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT). After collectors attempted to tow a vehicle and vehicle, a collector stabbed two valet officers. Police identified detained the suspect (“S”), detained him, (“S”) and later raided the debt‑collector headquarters on Jalan Teuku Umar, seizing weapons such as including golf clubs, a machete, a golok, pliers and an iron pipe. On July 31, The following day thousands of PSHT members of the pencak silat organization Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT) marched to protest the incident. demand arrests of all debt‑collector members involved. Police chief AKBP Rosyid Hartanto deployed about 300 officers, including water‑cannon‑equipped vehicles, to guard the police headquarters and the debt‑collector office. While Protesters attempted to breach barricades on Jalan Kartini, throwing bottles and stones; officers kept the demonstration was largely peaceful, some protesters threw stones crowd from entering the street and bottles, wounding a member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Authorities detained one suspect, issued Forces was wounded. Police emphasized a wanted notice for another, and raided persuasive, non‑violent approach while maintaining a house linked to firm security perimeter. PSHT leader Bondan warned that if the Maluku 1 Rasa group, seizing potential weapons. remaining perpetrator is not captured, the group could mobilise up to 10,000 members for a larger action. These developments show a rapid escalation from a localized violent encounter to a large‑scale public protest and intensified police operations in Surabaya.