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Bau-Bau court head hospitalized after alleged suicide attempt

Gemma Holliani Cahya (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Wed, November 15, 2017

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Bau-Bau court head hospitalized after alleged suicide attempt Under investigation: A police officer stands guard in front of the house of Bau-Bau District Court head Joko Saptono on Jl. Jambu Mete, Batulo subdistrict, Wolio district, Bau Bau, Southeast Sulawesi, on Tuesday. (Kompas.com/Defriatno Neke)

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oko Saptono, the head of the Bau-Bau District Court in the Buton Islands, Southeast Sulawesi, was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday morning after an alleged suicide attempt.

He was found by his wife inside their bedroom at their house in Wolio subdistrict, Bau-Bau, at 2 a.m. on Tuesday with slit wrists and an abdominal wound.

Joko was immediately taken to Buton Siloam Hospital for intensive treatment.

“We were really concerned about what happened to him and it was suspected that this incident was triggered by his severe depression,” Supreme Court spokesperson Abdullah said on Wednesday.

“We hope he will get well soon so the motive and chronology of the incident can be revealed.” (ebf)

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