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Police reenact airport assault
Pekanbaru city police conducted a reenactment of the assault allegedly committed by Ombudsman deputy head Azlaini Agus against an employee of the ground handling service firm PT Gapura Angkasa, Yana Novia, on Tuesday
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ekanbaru city police conducted a reenactment of theassault allegedly committed by Ombudsman deputy head Azlaini Agus against anemployee of the ground handling service firm PT Gapura Angkasa, Yana Novia, onTuesday.
Azlaini allegedly slapped Yana the previous day after he found out his flight was delayed.
On Tuesday, Yana and a number of witnesses took part in the reenactment at the boarding gate of the Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau. Azlani himself did not attend the reenactment.
The incident started when Yana told passengers of the Garuda Indonesia flight GA 227 serving Pekanbaru-Medan that the flight was delayed, saying that the pilot was still awaiting confirmation from the Kuala Namu Airport in Medan following the eruption of Mount Sinabung.
Azlani approached Yana from the waiting room and later slapped Yana with his left hand. Azlani also snarled at Yana and called her a cockroach.
A security guard named Barinas then tried to escort Azlani back to the waiting room.
'The reenactment is aimed at gathering preliminary information on the chronology of the incident,' said the general crime head at Pekanbaru city police, Comr. Arief Fajar Satria.
As of Tuesday, the police questioned six witnesses, including Barinas and some employees of PT Gapura.
Azlaini, who also teaches law at Universitas Islam Riau, denied the allegations. 'I did not slap her. I snarled at all employees who arranged the boarding process,' he said.
'The passengers were told to get ready at 7:30 a.m. [for the 7:45 a.m. flight] as we would take a bus to the aircraft. But the employees [at the boarding room] left us standing at the gate while the bus was not even ready. When we asked about the matter, the employees said nothing,' Azlaini said.
'Nobody told us why we had to wait such a long time. Most passengers also lost their patience,' he added.
