Unruly police to go to court

Unruly police to go to court

JAKARTA: City Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said eight
policemen had been named suspects for beating student protesters
in front of the Supreme Court on Feb. 12 and would be taken to
public courts for trial.

The students were protesting during the reading of the Supreme
Court's verdict on Akbar Tandjung's appeal.

The officers are to be charged with violating Article 351 and
352 of the Criminal Code on abuse and torture, which carry a
maximum sentence of 32 months and three months, respectively.

On Wednesday, police questioned a number of students as
witnesses in the case. Some were victims of police brutality and
others were injured by flying bottles, which had provoked the
clash.

Febby Dwi Rahmadi, a University of Indonesia student, has a
long gash on the right side of his face, from his temple to his
eye. He said police investigators were interested as to how he
got his injury.

"I told them that when I fell in the stampede, a policeman
kicked my face, and then I fainted." -- JP