The Case Of Persecution Of Journalists Becomes A Special Attention To The New Kupang City Police Chief Kombes Rishian Krisna

JAKARTA - The case of mistreatment of journalists in Kupang City by an unknown number of people is of particular concern to the Kupang City Police Chief who has just been appointed by Kombes Rishian Krisna B by the NTT Police Chief Inspector General Setyo Budiyanto.

"The case of mistreatment of journalists in Kupang City is a criminal case, and this is of particular interest to the ranks of the police," he said after officially serving as the Kupang City Police Chief at the NTT Police Headquarters, reported by Antara, Thursday, April 28.

Rishian, who previously served as the Head of Public Relations of the NTT Police, said that his party would seek to reveal the case of the persecution of a journalist named Fabian Latuan.

His party will also look for the perpetrators who perpetrated the persecution and reveal the motive behind the attack on the victim after attending a press conference at the BUMD office of PT. Flobamor is related to the findings of the Financial Supervisory Agency (BPK) on PT Flobamor's dividend of Rp. 1.6 billion.

The former Head of the North Central Timor (TTU) Police also asked for support from a number of journalists in Kupang City to jointly uncover the case of the persecution.

"So that the perpetrators can be caught immediately, so the process can be fast and complete," he said.

Latuan was allegedly ganged up by an unknown number of people after reporting at the Office of the Regional Owned Enterprise (BUMD) belonging to the NTT Provincial Government PT Flobamor in Naikolan, Kupang City on Tuesday, April 26. The press conference was marked by a debate between the leaders of the BUMD owned by the NTT Provincial Government. it with a number of media crew.

After a long debate he and his colleagues left the PT. Flobamor by riding a motorcycle. However, about 30 meters away, he was suddenly attacked by a number of people who made him fall along with the vehicle he was riding.

"Before hitting someone shouted my name, possibly to be a sign for the perpetrators to gang up and abuse me at the scene," he said.

He, who suffered injuries to his face and chest, has reported the incident to the Kupang City Police.