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View all search resultsHouse yet to proceed with Masinton assault case
Legal Aid Foundation of Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH Apik) director Ratna Bantara Mukti holds up a photograph of Dita Aditya Ismawati, an aide of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu on Feb
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Legal Aid Foundation of Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH Apik) director Ratna Bantara Mukti holds up a photograph of Dita Aditya Ismawati, an aide of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu on Feb. 2. The LBH APIK accompanied Dita to the House of Representatives' ethics council to report Masinton for allegedly assaulting her. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan) (LBH Apik) director Ratna Bantara Mukti holds up a photograph of Dita Aditya Ismawati, an aide of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu on Feb. 2. The LBH APIK accompanied Dita to the House of Representatives' ethics council to report Masinton for allegedly assaulting her. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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span class="caption">Legal Aid Foundation of Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH Apik) director Ratna Bantara Mukti holds up a photograph of Dita Aditya Ismawati, an aide of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu on Feb. 2. The LBH APIK accompanied Dita to the House of Representatives' ethics council to report Masinton for allegedly assaulting her. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
The House of Representatives' ethics council is seemingly reluctant to look into an alleged assault case involving lawmaker Masinton Pasaribu, saying it had not determined the next step to take as there was insufficient evidence.
The council planned to visit the Aini Eye Hospital in South Jakarta and Camden Bar in Cikini, Central Jakarta on Tuesday to seek information on the case, council chief Surahman Hidayat said.
"We will proceed with the case if there's adequate evidence. If there is none, we will not proceed," he told reporters at the House on Tuesday.
Dita Aditya Ismawati, Masinton's aide at the time, had a medical checkup after she reported the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker for alleged assault in January.
Besides reporting Masinton to the council, Dita also reported the case to the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) and the Legal Aid Foundation of Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH APIK).
The council has not summoned either Dita or Masinton for questioning, Surahman said.
Masinton allegedly hit Dita when they were in his car, leaving her face bruised and her eyes swollen, according to Dita's report to the police and the LBH APIK.
The council's deputy chairman, Junimart Girsang, said last week that the council would start probing the case after it coordinated with Bareskrim.
Masinton, an outspoken legislator who often slams state officials and politicians, has denied the allegation, saying Dita was drunk and was accidently hit by his driver. (rin)(+)
