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Transjakarta vows to probe racially-linked attack at bus stop
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Andrew Budikusuma displays a police document after reporting the incident to the Jakarta Police. (JP/Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
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T Transjakarta has vowed to investigate a racially-linked attack at a Transjakarta bus stop. Andrew Budikusuma, a man of Chinese ancestry, was reportedly attacked by a group of people last Friday.
“We will investigate the case. We are now trying to obtain information from the victim about this incident,” Transjakarta spokesman Prasetya Budi told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
Andrew said the incident occurred between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. last Friday. He was traveling from Kuningan Barat in South Jakarta to Pluit in North Jakarta.
When the bus stopped at the Senayan JCC shelter, three or four men reportedly screamed “Ahok, Ahok” at him. Andrew, who was standing near the door, was pulled off the bus by the men. A passenger came to his rescue and pulled him back onto the bus. Andrew said the Transjakarta staff did not try to help him.
Meanwhile, Andrew reported the incident to the Jakarta Police on Tuesday. Soon after the attack, Andrew went to Siloam Hospital to receive treatment. “The police are processing my report. I will go to the hospital to get my visum,” Andrew said.
Andrew said he was confused about what had happened to him, particularly when the attackers referred to him as Ahok. “I think they attacked me only because I have slanted eyes and an oriental face,” said Andrew, who comes from East Kalimantan. (bbn)
