Photojournalist intimidated<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): A resident of Cipondoh district has reported
\nthe chief of the nearby Bugel subdistrict to police for
\nterrorizing his family.<\/p>\n
Robin Ong, 38, a photojournalist from the banned Tempo
\nmagazine, told the Tangerang police on Monday that the Bugel
\nchief, Mulyadi, had threatened his family at least two times.<\/p>\n
\"The man has threatened to kill me, my husband and children,\"
\nRobin's wife told The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
Mulyadi first intimidated him on the phone on Sunday morning.
\nSeveral hours later, according to Robin, the village chief came
\nalong with two thugs and banged on his gate. Robin lives in the
\nBanjarwijaya housing complex in Cipondoh.<\/p>\n
The three asked for Robin, leaving only after Robin's maid was
\nsent to tell them her employer was not in.<\/p>\n
\"They scared my wife and children,\" Robin said.<\/p>\n
Robin said the village chief might have been angry about his
\nletter recently printed in the Bisnis Indonesia daily.<\/p>\n
In his letter, Robin complained about the regular floods
\ninundating his karaoke room.<\/p>\n
Mulyadi was unable to be reached for comment yesterday.<\/p>\n
Tangerang Municipality Chief Djakaria Machmud told the Post on
\nTuesday that he wanted the case settled outside of court.<\/p>\n
\"I'll ask the village chief to reconcile,\" Djakaria said.
\n(bsr\/18)<\/p>",
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