Politics · Indonesia · 1 hr ago
Police investigate alleged assault between two Pekanbaru council members
A Pekanbaru council member reported an alleged assault by a colleague after they met at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Indonesia.
The complainant, identified as F, says fellow council member Z pushed and choked him during a disagreement after a visit to the Home Affairs Ministry.
Other council members reportedly intervened, and F filed a police report on August 10, 2026.
Police have questioned witnesses and checked airport CCTV as part of their investigation.
They have asked the governor of Riau for written permission to question the two council members involved, and say they are still waiting for a response.
That request is holding up further questioning, while police coordinate with the provincial government’s legal bureau.
The case remains under investigation, and police say they are handling it as a law-enforcement matter rather than a political one.
Police in Indonesia are investigating a report that one Pekanbaru city council member allegedly assaulted another at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
The complainant, identified as F, said fellow council member Z pushed and choked him after a disagreement about remarks made following a consultation at the Home Affairs Ministry.
Police say they have questioned witnesses and checked airport surveillance footage.
Investigators are waiting for a response to a request for written permission to question the council members involved.
The article gives conflicting dates for the incident, referring to both August 8 and September 8, 2026.
- Who
- Pekanbaru council members F, the complainant, and Z, the alleged assailant.
- What
- F reported that Z pushed and choked him. Police are investigating the allegation.
- When
- The article gives conflicting dates: August 8 and September 8, 2026. The report was filed on August 10.
- Where
- Terminal 3 Domestic at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang.
- Why
- The article says F objected to remarks made after a consultation at the Home Affairs Ministry, but the cause of the altercation is not established.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The article says the alleged assault took place at Terminal 3 Domestic at Soekarno-Hatta Airport; elsewhere it gives September 8 as the date of the altercation.
F filed a police report about the alleged assault.
Police said they had questioned witnesses, checked CCTV footage and were awaiting permission to seek clarification from the council members involved.
- Complainant
- F, a Pekanbaru city council member
- Alleged assailant
- Z, a Pekanbaru city council member
- Location
- Terminal 3 Domestic, Soekarno-Hatta Airport
- Report filed
- August 10, 2026
- Police report number
- LP/B/81/VIII/2026/SPKT/Polres Kota Bandara Soekarno-Hatta/Polda Metro Jaya
- Investigation
- Police questioned witnesses and checked CCTV footage
What people are saying
The complainant (F) came to make a report, and we followed it up. We are carrying out our duties as law enforcers and have nothing to do with political interests.
We are still waiting for a response. We have also coordinated with the investigation oversight unit and the Riau Governor's Legal Bureau.
In investigating this case, investigators are prioritizing professionalism.