In front of the prayer, an imam of the mosque is hacked from behind the courtyard.

KAYUAGUNG, KOMPAS.com – Residents of Tanjung Rancing Village, Kayuagung District, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, were shocked by an attack inside the mosque on Friday (11/9/2020).

A mosque imam named Muhammad Arif (61) was hacked by one of his congregation while leading the Maghreb prayer at the mosque.

As a result of this incident, Muhammad Arif, who is also a retiree from ASN, was severely stabbed in the right side of the face.

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The victim was immediately taken to a hospital in Palembang for medical treatment.

In the amateur video received, blood was splattered on the floor of the Nurul Iman mosque, where the attack took place.

Meanwhile, the perpetrator of the stabbing with the initials M (49), who was also a mosque congregation, was arrested by the police with the assistance of TNI personnel and residents.

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According to information obtained from the neighbors, the aggressor was offended because the victim asked the aggressor to give him the key to the charity box that had been there for a long time.

The victim requested that the keys to the charity box be given to the mosque treasurer.

After stabbing, M ran to one of the residents’ houses. However, it was successfully secured by TNI staff with the help of residents.

The police also immediately took the perpetrator to Kayuagung Police Headquarters to avoid the emotions of other residents.

One of the victims’ families, Efrohayati, immediately went to the Kayuagung Police Station to make a report.

Efrohayati said she did not expect what happened to her brother.

Furthermore, the perpetrators and victims know each other well.

Even the assailant often drives his brother’s vehicle when he is going somewhere.

“I did not expect the events that happened to my sister-in-law. I am here to make a report,” he said.

Currently, the perpetrator, who works as a construction worker, is currently detained by the Kayuagung Police for an examination.

Kapolres Ogan Komering Ilir AKBP Alamsyah Pelupessy confirmed the information about the incident.

When confirmed, Alamsyah said the perpetrator was under investigation.