Bali club brawl with Australians leads to 12 security guards charged with assault
Published: 4:32pm, 20 Feb 2025 A recent brawl outside Bali's famed Finns Beach Club between a group of Australian patrons and security guards has gone viral on social media in the latest incident highlighting the island's issues with badly behaved tourists .
While one of the Australians was charged with assault, police have now brought similar charges against 12 of the security guards involved in the fight, saying they acted beyond the bounds of their jobs.
Footage of the February 11 brawl circulating on social media shows the shirtless patrons confronting security personnel outside the club, with the clash spilling onto the street and disrupting traffic.
Police say the incident began inside the club when one of the Australians harassed a female patron and assaulted a guest.
The five Australians were reportedly expelled by staff but then confronted security in the parking area, leading to the brawl captured on video.
The club filed charges against the five men, with police eventually charging one of them, Mohamed Rifai, with assault. The other four have been questioned as witnesses.
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