Police Allegedly Beating Journalists Tempo Ignore Facts

JAKARTA - The case of alleged beating of a journalist Tempo TV Syarifah Nur Aida aka Ipeh in land dispute between the Air Force with farmers in Bogor, it is yet to see a bright spot.
Police and TNI even as if directing that Ipeh fainted, not hit people do not know. Ipeh colleagues, Mahfud Efendi, Syarifah believed not to faint when the coverage, because the condition is healthy and had no history of disease that can cause sudden fainting.
"The police like directing Ipeh fainting. Yes not possible, who open the memory slot (camera), "he said to Legal in Jakarta on Friday (29/07/2011).
Ipeh unknown person struck while performing journalistic duties in the land dispute between the Air Force and the Kampung Cibitung RT 1 RW 05, Desa Sukamulya, District Rumpin, Bogor, West Java, Thursday, July 28 yesterday.
The incident occurred when a team beating Tempo TV coverage at work collecting information and pictures at the scene at approximately 14:50 pm.
Mahfud police lamented that seemed in a hurry to give information to the public about the beating incident Ipeh. He revealed, Ipeh and his colleagues questioned last night until around 23 o'clock. 00 pm. "I do not know the basis for the police (menyimpulak Ipeh fainting) from where," he asked.
He expected the police to make tentative conclusions based on the testimony of medical personnel who could treat Ipeh Health Center after being hit strangers. But it still Mahfud affirmed summary statement. Because increased blood pressure could be due Ipeh concerned shock and bruises.
Police attitude that seems to ignore the fact there are people who watch the movements of team Tempo TV coverage is also regrettable Mahfud. Moments before the incident of beating, there is a fat-boned man with cropped hair balding watching the TV coverage of the Tempo. The man took the motor and holding a walkie talkie.
Similarly, the fact there are soldiers who came to shop near basecamp team Tempo TV coverage. In that place, Tempo TV coverage team had questioned the purpose of his arrival to the illegal sand mining site in Kampung Cibitung.
"We did not answer, just a smile alone. We could not tell, I'll run away first or stopped first, "said Mahfud.