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Six soldiers named suspects in assault on Ganjar-Mahfud supporters
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Presidential candidate and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo (left) and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD react as they arrive to attend the first presidential election debate at the General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta on Dec. 12, 2023. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
Six Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who allegedly assaulted a group of supporters of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in Boyolali, Central Java, over the weekend have been named as suspects in the incident.
According to Col. Richard Harison, a spokesperson for the Diponegoro Military Command, which covers Central Java and Yogyakarta, the six suspects, identified only by their initials, are Second Private Y, Second Private P, Second Private A, Second Private J, Second Private F and Second Private M.
Richard also said that investigators at the Surakarta Military Police (Denpom) in Central Java were still probing the case and would hand over the results of their investigation to military prosecutors, who would then bring the case to a military court.
"The TNI, in this case, the Diponegoro Military Command, will not intervene," said Richard in the command headquarters in Semarang, Central Java, on Tuesday, as quoted by Antara.
The altercation took place between a group of Ganjar supporters and soldiers in Boyolali on Saturday, resulting in seven civilians being injured, including two people who were hospitalized. Ganjar was campaigning in the regency at the time, but was not involved in the incident.
A purported video of the incident has circulated on social media.
Commander of the Boyolali Military District Command, Lt. Col. Wiweko Wulang Widodo, confirmed in a press briefing on Sunday that at least 15 TNI personnel were involved in the clash. He said the case was immediately handed over to the Surakarta Military Police.
