Student beaten up for warning officer about dangerous driving

A student will file a lawsuit against a police officer who beat him up after he reprimanded the cop for allegedly using his cell phone while riding a motorcycle.

Mashono Rio Kertonegoro, a 21-year-old resident of Piyungan, Bantul regency, ended up in Hidayatullah Hospital with bruises and injuries to the back of his head, legs, hands and more.

“I’ll take this case to court,” Mashono, a law student of Ahmad Dahlan University in Yogyakarta, told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, he filed his case to the university’s legal aid center, which would represent him in court.

Mashono said the incident took place on Saturday while he was travelling along Jl. Wonosari in Yogyakarta.

Mashono said he had almost fallen off his motorcycle while trying to avoid the policeman, who was likely texting with his cell phone.