'Angkot' driver assaults reporter

'Angkot' driver assaults reporter

JAKARTA: An angkot (public minivan) driver working the route
between the Cililitan bus terminal and Gandaria, East Jakarta,
allegedly attacked a reporter from Jakarta evening paper Suara
Pembaruan with a tire iron on Wednesday.

The reporter, Marthin Brahmanto, suffered a gash to the back
of his head that required four stitches to close. The driver is
being detained at the Ciracas Police station for questioning.

The incident took place when the court reporter, on his way
home, reprimanded the driver for his reckless driving.

Earlier the driver had asked Marthin, the only passenger in
the minivan, to exit the vehicle before his destination.

The argument turned violent when the driver allegedly attacked
Marthin, who was sitting in the back of the vehicle, with a tire
iron that he pulled out from under the front seat of the minivan.
-- JP