POLICE arrested seven local men after a fight between supporters of the Penang FC and Kedah Darul Aman FC football clubs yesterday.

In a statement, Northeast district police chief Soffian Santong said the incident happened at approximately 11.20pm yesterday at a petrol station in George Town, after what is believed to be provocation between supporters of the two sides outside the City Stadium following the Super League match.

“After receiving a tipoff, officers and personnel from the Northeast district police headquarters were dispatched to the location to control the situation. Police also seized two stones, two road barrier cones and a stick believed to have been used by all the suspects during the incident.

“In the same incident, the door mirror of a bus carrying Kedah team supporters was broken as a result of being punched by one of the suspects. In addition, two suspects who were arrested also suffered head injuries, after they were pelted with stones,” Soffian said.

He said all the suspects, aged 18 to 38, who hailed from Penang, Kedah and Sarawak, had no previous criminal records.

Preliminary urine tests on all the suspects were negative for any type of drug.

“All the suspects have been remanded for two days until tomorrow and the case is being investigated under sections 148 and 427 of the penal code,” he said. – Bernama, August 23, 2023.