Aussie among five foreigners tracked down by Bali police after wild brawl at Finns Beach Club
Police in Bali have tracked down five foreigners, including at least one Australian, who were allegedly involved in a wild melee at a famous tourist spot in Bali.
The men have been taken to Badung Police Station to be questioned by detectives following the fight that injured four security guards outside the Finns Beach Club in North Kuta on Tuesday night.
Police located the men at their accommodation on Thursday after launching inquiries into the brawl.
No arrests or charges have yet been laid as police continue their investigations, which are still underway.
‘The five foreigners are being questioned at the police station,’ Badung Police Second Inspector Ipda Putu Sukarma said.
‘They are in the investigator’s room for questioning. The questioning is related to how far their involvement is.’
‘We haven’t named any of them as suspects yet as we are still collecting information and evidence.
‘We will share the information to media as soon as possible.’
Police in Bali are questioning five tourists over a brawl (pictured) outside the Finns Beach Club on Tuesday night
Footage allegedly depicting the alleged incident showed at least two men beating a single security guard
Australian security consultant John McLeod, a former police officer who now helps Aussies who find themselves in jail overseas and previously worked to help free convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby from jail in Bali described the wild scenes filmed on Tuesday night as ‘unacceptable’.
‘A couple of months in an Indonesian police holding cell may assist these drunken tourists [to] think about their options in the future,’ he told the Herald Sun.
‘We are deeply concerned and saddened by the recent incidents of alcohol-fuelled violence involving Western tourists directed towards Balinese locals who are simply trying to make a living and support their families.
‘Such behaviour is unacceptable and does not reflect the respect and gratitude that visitors should show towards the Balinese people and their culture.’
The violent clash erupted in the car park of Finns Beach Club on Tuesday night about 9.40pm local time.
Police believe the five men were foreign tourists, with one previously formally identified as an Australian.
The nationalities of the other four men have not yet been revealed.
Police alleged the Australian man harassed a woman inside the club before he was evicted and then turned on security.
‘The security there saw one of the alleged perpetrators strangling another guest sitting at another table,’ Scnd Isnp Sukarma said.
‘The cause was allegedly a row with a woman there.
‘The incident ignited (the Australian’s) emotions. An argument was unavoidable until (he) strangled another customer at the table.’
Club security tried to break up the scuffle, causing the Australian man to allegedly raise his middle finger at one of the guards.
Police claim he had previously been warned for anti-social behaviour before he was kicked out of from the venue.
Police allege the Australian resisted the security guards and assaulted them in the car park.
A guard tried to secure the his hands before four other men ran into the car park and allegedly began beating and hitting him.
Footage showed a shirtless man restraining a cowering security guard as another man appeared to beat him with a bollard.
Following the brawl, three shirtless men could be heard saying ‘let’s go’, before the group fled the scene.
Police investigations into the wild brawl outside the popular beach club are ongoing
The incident left one security guard hospitalised, and three others injured
Police said security staff suffered serious injuries in the confrontation.
One guard had his teeth and nose broken, and suffered a significant laceration to the back of his head.
A second guard suffered a bite wound to his hand and cuts to his arm, while two others suffered bruising and head abrasions.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Finns Beach Club for comment.
The venue describes itself on its website as the world’s beach club ‘for all-day parties, sunset drinks, and the best day out.’
It comes just two days after Bali’s Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya issued a strict warning to international consulates based in Bali.
He called for foreign bodies to work with the island in promoting more respectful tourist behaviour by ramping up communications regarding provincial laws and cultural customs.
On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Deputy Tourism Minister, Ni Luh Puspa, indicated her department would train and deploy English-speaking police to Bali’s tourism resorts.
