Eight Air Force officers questioned

JAKARTA: Eight members of the Indonesian Air Force were questioned over their conduct in a cafe that damaged property and injured several staff members near their headquarters of Atang Sanjaya in Bogor recently.

"The Indonesian military police and the Indonesian Air Force's security and code division are investigating the case," Indonesian Air Force spokesman First Marshal Eddy Harjoko told Antara on Sunday afternoon.

He said that one of the suspects was a member of the Indonesian Air Force's special forces.

According to him, they could face dismissal from the Air Force plus other disciplinary sanctions. "The Indonesian Air Force chief is very angry over their actions. They could be discharged from the military if found guilty," he said.

Last week, eight members of the Atang Sanjaya Air Force division visited Lembayung cafe, about five kilometers from their headquarters in Atang Sanjaya, Bogor at about 2 a.m. when it was about to close.

Without any provocation they damaged some tables and chairs, broke some beer bottles and attacked cafe employees, two of whom had to be treated at a hospital in Bogor.

"This is very embarrassing for us. We don't want this to occur again in the future," the Air Force's military police unit head First Marshal Issunarto said.--JP