BY DEDEK PARTA
BANDA ACEH, (TAG) – Aceh police chief Ins. Gen. Iskandar Hasan Friday
admitted he has ordered his men in east Aceh to seriously investigate the case
of journalist who beaten by contractor businessman and his friend at a sub-district’s
local police station.
“I have ordered (police
in east Aceh) to probe. Now it’s being investigated,” he told journalists in
the provincial capital Banda Aceh. Iskandar confirmed the incident took place
at a remote Banda Alam sub-district police station and said it’s “very
embarrassing.”
As reported earlier that
Basri Razali, a 34-year old journalist of Jakarta-based Radar Nusantara weekly
newspaper and portal news, punched several times by contractor businessman and
his friend after victim confirmed of the dusty road to a district’s official on
Tuesday. Ironically, it’s seen by local police chief along with some his men.
Iskandar admitted because
of the beaten incident, he called by national police spokesman Ins. Gen Saud
Usman Nasution in Jakarta. “I told him that the case is being probed,” Iskandar
said.
Meanwhile, Saud allegedly
the suspects were former of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fighter. But he mentioned
the incident occurred in southeast Aceh, not in east Aceh district. He added the
case is being investigated by local police.
“Hopefully, it can be brought to
the trial,” he said as quoted by Vivanews portal. Asked about the motive, Saud
couldn’t explain. He mentioned that police is seriously investigating the case.
“It’s still probed. I just got the information from Aceh police (chief),” he
said.
Basri told The Aceh Globe yesterday that when he’s
punched by the suspects, there was
no prevention from the policemen. “When asked to clear the matter about I
confirmed of dusty road to local official at police station by contractor, I
felt save because some policemen there knew that I’m a journalist,” Basri said.
He
explained that the incident started when he heard complaints from residents
about condition of dusty road in Keude Geurubak, the capital of Banda Alam
sub-district in east Aceh, making difficult for locals to do their daily
activities, especially when trucks’ passing that road.
Then,
Basri called Yusuf Adam, the head of district’s Public Works Department to
confirm about the development of road construction.Basri asked Yusuf is that
road just hardening or including asphalting.
Minutes
later, Basri acknowledged he had a phone call from someone who introduced
himself as contractor businessman, namely Sulaiman. He asked Basri to meet but
the journalist said he could not meet at the time because he was still covering
the local activities.
An
hour later, Sulaiman came to Keude Geurubak with his friend. They forced Basri
to get in their car, but her refused. Then, they agreed to go to the local
police station “to solve the problem.”
"Once
out of the car, they punched and hit me several times at all over my head. In
angrily they said, 'What’s your business calling Yusuf Adam ', " Basri
quoted Sulaiman bluff, adding both also threatening to killed Basri if he still
publishing story about the dusty road.
Basri
told them that he called Yusuf just to confirm about the road complained by
local residents. “But they ignored my explanating. They were increasingly bet
me," Basri said.
"When
the incident occurred, the local police chief and his men just watching and not
tried to intervene. I was greatly regret. Why didn’t the police say anything to
stop beating on me. If at the police station they dare to do like this, how in
other places."[]
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