Don’t dismiss workers involved in protest: Police

Batam Police chief Sr. Comr. Leonidas Braksan has warned shipbuilder PT Drydock World Graha against dismissing Indonesian workers who were involved in a riot at the company’s dockyard in Tanjung Uncang on Thursday.

“The company must introspect following the incident,” Leonidas told tempointeraktif.com.

The riot was reportedly sparked by a statement by an Indian supervisor, identified as Mr. Ganesh, who berated one of the Indonesian workers for making a mistake. Such a statement was frequently uttered by the Indian supervisor to his subordinates, said worker Hari Ariadewa.

A number of cars were burned down during the riot, which forced security officers to evacuate at least 45 Indian expatriates.