Army feud leaves soldier injured<\/p>\n
ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A soldier was savaged by members
\nof a rival military group in a dispute over gambling dealings in
\nEast Nusa Tenggara.<\/p>\n
Five members of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command
\n(Kostrad) battalion in Atambua attacked Chief Sgt. Stefanus Laku
\nMali from the Belu Military Subdistrict (Kodim) on Thursday
\nafternoon.<\/p>\n
Stefanus was badly beaten, suffering a ripped ear during the
\nattack.<\/p>\n
He had identified two of his assailants, saying they were from
\nthe Builalu border post in Lamaknen district.<\/p>\n
Belu Kodim chief Let. Col. Tjuk Agus Minahasa said on Friday
\nthat he regretted the action's of the military personnel.<\/p>\n
\"They cannot take the law into their own hands. Any errant
\nsoldiers should be punished through the appropriate legal
\nprocess,\" he said, adding he had coordinated with relevant local
\nArmy heads.<\/p>\n
The Kostrad soldiers attacked Stefanus at a gambling den after
\nhearing he and Builalu village chief Albertus Bere Bau were paid
\nRp 150,000 by a local gambling figure. --Antara<\/p>",
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