Dita Aditia, who reported her boss, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu, to the police for allegedly punching her in the eye, cried on Thursday after undergoing police questioning about the case.

When emerging from the police office, she declined to comment and rushed straight to her car. Her accompanying lawyer also declined to comment.

Dita visited the Legal Aid Foundation of Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH Apik) office on Monday and the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) to seek support. The LBH Apik on Wednesday reported the case to House of Representatives'€™ ethic council and requested the council look into the matter involving the lawmaker.

After leaving the LBH APIK office on Monday, Dita explained her experience by claiming that Masinton hit her twice when she was traveling with him in his car from a café in Central Jakarta on Jan. 21.

Masinton has denied the allegation, saying the bruise on Dita'€™s face was unintentionally caused by the driver of the vehicle. Dita claims she was alone in the vehicle with Masinton.

Police said previously that Dita would be questioned about the chronology of the alleged incident. (bbn)

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