Drunken sergeant assaults masseuse

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: About 200 residents of Kaliori subdistrict here marched to Wijaya Kusuma Military Command on Thursday night to protest the beating of a masseuse named Yanti by Sgt. Roy for undisclosed reasons.

The command's intelligence chief, Lt. Col. Ahmad Safuan, said on Friday the villagers were angered by Roy's behavior who often turned violent when he was drunk at the massage parlor.

Roy attacked Yanti for unclear reasons on Thursday night when he was drunk.

"The villagers ask us to punish Roy for his misconduct. They also demanded that the sergeant apologize to the masseuse," Safuan said.

Roy works as a driver for the Logistics and Transportation section of the command.

"Roy regularly visits the massage parlor and becomes a troublemaker there," Safuan said. (45)