Students raid police office

Students raid police office

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 600 students from three high schools in the Krui district, West Lampung, attacked the local police precinct after reports of a police chief punching a teacher in the face, Antara reported.

Their target was Second Lt. Yusuf Yahya, whom the students said beat Agus Pramono, a teacher at the SMA I high school. They demanded that the officer be removed.

The news agency did not detail the injuries sustained.

Police have said that they are investigating the case together with the local office of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Yusuf reportedly admitted that he summoned Agus to the precinct following a complaint that the teacher slapped two pupils, one of whom was the officer's son. However, Yusuf denied mistreating the teacher. (imn)