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View all search resultsNorth Sumatra councilor named suspect in assault of flight attendant
Megawati Zebua from the Golkar Party was named a suspect after a mediation effort with flight attendant Lidya Christine failed to reach an agreement.
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etectives from the North Sumatra Police General Crimes Directorate (Ditreskrimum) have named Megawati Zebua, a provincial legislative council (DPRD) member from the Golkar Party faction, a suspect in the alleged assault of a Wings Air flight attendant Lidya Christine.
North Sumatra Police spokeswoman Adj. Sr. Comr. Siti Rohani said that suspect MZ was named after detectives from Ditreskrimum’s Children, Juvenile and Women Sub-directorate conducted a case exposé.
The case exposé found that MZ assaulted Lidya while onboard an aircraft at Binaka Airport in Gunungsitoli, Nias regency, on April 13. MZ, however, has not been detained.
“The dossier on suspect MZ has been submitted to prosecutors so the trial process can be held soon at the court,” Rohani told reporters at the North Sumatra Police headquarters on Thursday.
She said that before being named a suspect, detectives had conducted mediation efforts as requested by Megawati but failed to reach an agreement. So, detectives continued the legal process to name the suspect.
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Police started to investigate the alleged assault after Lidya filed a report with the Nias Police on April 17. To facilitate the investigation, however, the Nias Police handed the case over to North Sumatra Police, because both Megawati and Lidya as well as witnesses spend most of their time in Medan, North Sumatra.
