Journalists protest assault

Journalists protest assault

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: More than 50 print and television
journalists gathered on Tuesday in front of Samarinda City Hall
to protest an alleged assault on a Kaltim Post journalist by
employees of the city's Sanitation and Gardening Agency.

The protesting journalists demanded that tough action be taken
against those involved in assaulting Agus Susanto.

Agus was allegedly attacked by four sanitation agency
employees while covering an event at the residence of the
Samarinda mayor. Agus, who often wrote critical stories about the
handling of garbage in the city, suffered a minor facial injury
in the incident.

Police have detained four suspects and are still investigating
the alleged assault, said Samarinda Police deputy chief of
detectives, Adj. Comr. Novi Irawan. -- JP