Five Australians question by Bali Police over ‘heated argument’ outside Finns Beach Club
Five Australians have been confirmed as being part of a Bali Police investigation following a wild brawl that broke out near a popular beach club.
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Five Australians questioned over a shocking melee outside a Bali beach club claim they were attacked by at least 15 security guards, police say.
Officers started grilling the tourists on Thursday over the wild brawl outside the popular Finns Beach Club which left four security guards injured, including one who suffered broken teeth and another with bite marks to his hand.
Bali Police spokesperson Senior Comrade Ariasandy on Friday said they were investigating both the Australians and the security guards involved in the incident.
“The Australians have filed another report to police for group violence claiming that they have been assaulted by at least 15 security guards,” he said.
“We are now investigating both reports filed by the security guards and by the Australians.”
Senior Comrade Ariasandy said CCTV inside the beach club showed an Australian man, who police have dubbed LD, being escorted out by security guards.
Once outside, guards could be seen assaulting the Australian man, as well as four others who appeared to try to help LD, he added.
No charges have been laid over the incident, which was captured on camera and quickly went viral on Indonesian social media accounts.
The clip showed shirtless men wielding what appeared to be planks of wood as they clashed with security guards on Tuesday night.
Badung Police Second Inspector, Ipda Putu Sukarma told the Bali Times the incident started around 9.40pm when LD accidentally bumped into a woman seated at another table.
The incident led to a “heated argument,” he said.
“LD then grabbed another guest by the neck. Security intervened to break up the fight.”
When security were unable to calm down the Aussie, they attempted to escort him out of the venue, Mr Sukarma said.
The Australian man was then allegedly joined by four of his friends at 9.55pm.
The group was later seen heading north toward Jalan Pantai Berawa, Mr Sukarma said.
The incident triggered harsh words from Australian security consultant John McLeod who believed the “drunken tourists” could benefit from a “couple of months” in an Indonesian holding cell.
Finns Beach Club is popular among foreigners and is located in the Kabupaten Badung area in south Bali.
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