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Man spits in police officer's face after being ticketed
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Indonesian traffic police on duty. (Shutterstock/-)
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Jakarta Police officer on traffic duty has reported a man identified as Watoni for allegedly injuring him and spitting in his face after the latter was ticketed for violating a traffic rule.
Hermansyah Sitorus, the policeman in question, suffered bruising to his right foot after Watoni, who was ticketed for allegedly violating the odd-even license plate policy on the Kuningan overpass in South Jakarta, deliberately drove his Suzuki Ertiga over Hermansyah's foot before spitting in his face.
"On Thursday at around 9 a.m., the officer stopped the driver for violating the odd-even policy. After swearing, [Watoni] reversed his car over [Hermansyah's] foot. He then left while smiling after spitting in his face," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.
The driver could be charged with violating articles 351, 335 or 21 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) on violence and breach of the peace.
According to the KUHP, he could be face five years’ imprisonment for assaulting a police officer. (fac)
