Complaint against Taufik retracted

Complaint against Taufik retracted

Evi Mariani, Jakarta

Jacky Darmawan retracted on Tuesday his complaint submitted to
the Jakarta Police against badminton star Taufik Hidayat, who was
alleged to have assaulted Jacky, on the same day that Taufik was
scheduled for questioning at the Jakarta Police Headquarters.

"A letter from Jacky was received by the investigators this
morning. We were scheduled to question Taufik today at 10 a.m.
but he did not appear," the city police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Prasetyo told reporters.

"Although Jacky retracted his complaint, the police will still
question Taufik because we have to conclude the case, even if we
are about to close it," he added, without explaining why Jacky
retracted his report.

Prasetyo said the police had only questioned Jacky as a
witness and it was not enough for them to close the case.

"We are sending the second summons for Taufik for questioning
scheduled three days from now," he said, adding that Taufik had
not informed the police why he was not able to appear for
questioning.

Police earlier said that Taufik had violated Article 335 and
Article 352 of the Criminal Code on unpleasant conduct and minor
assault.

In his report, Jacky told the police that Taufik hit him and
banged the hood of his employer's car, after he hit Taufik's
bumper at the entrance to Bung Karno Sports Complex on May 10,
during the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton championships.

After the scuffle, Jacky immediately filed a complaint with
the city police.

It was the second time the police had received a complaint on
Taufik. Taufik and his father were involved in a scuffle with 20
men over a similar incident in October at the same location.