Governor orders probe of attack

Governor orders probe of attack

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said he has ordered officials in East
Jakarta to investigate an incident in Cawang, East Jakarta, on
Sunday that left three people injured, including a cameraman from
a private television station.

"I have told them to investigate. We must take action against
these public order officers if they are guilty," Sutiyoso said on
Monday.

Three people, including off-duty TV7 cameraman Rahmat Taufik
Siregar, claim they were hospitalized after being assaulted by
public order officers. Rahmat said he was attacked after asking
the officers not to throw rocks at street vendors.

Two other people, Maryadi and Chandra, who attempted to come
to the aid of Rahmat, were also injured in the incident. Rahmat
has filed a police report.

The public order officers were evicting street vendors from in
front of the Indonesian Christian University.

Sutiyoso, however, defended the public order officers, saying
they were only defending themselves.

"I have received a report from the East Jakarta major that the
security officers only tried to defend themselves from the
vendors, who attacked them," said Sutiyoso.--JP