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Two Papuan students named suspects in attacks against police officers
Jakarta Post - December 1, 2015
Head of Jakarta City's general crime division Adj. Sr. Comr. Eko Hadi Santoso said that the two students of the Surya Teachers and Education College were named suspects after the police collected two pieces of evidence that indicated their involvement in the attack.
"We have named two suspects. We have collected two pieces of evidence: the results of a forensic test on the victim and a report from the victim," Eko said in Jakarta on Tuesday as reported by tribunnews.com.
Previously, kompas.com reported that at least three journalists had been injured during the incident, including The Jakarta Post photographer Nabil, Archicco Guilliano from ABC and Stephanie Vaessen from Al Jazeera.
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has condemned the police for attacking and threatening several journalists covering a Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) rally at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta.
Eko said that the police had questioned head of Kelapa Dua Police office's detective division Second Insp. Habib, the victim of the attack.
According to Eko, the suspects attacked Habib when the latter demanded their identity cards and information from them. "The police have the authority to check someone's identity and to seek information. But they attacked [the police officer]," he added.
He said that the police would not arrest the suspects because there was a guarantee from the Indonesian Legal Aid (LBH) foundation. "As long as there is a guarantee from LBH, we will not arrest them," said director of Jakarta Police's detective division Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti.
Two suspects are accused of violating article 170 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 6 years and six months. (bbn)
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