Journalist for Kompas TV were attacked while covering the trial of the reading of the verdict of former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) at the Jakarta corruption court, Thursday, July 11 2024.
After the trial closes, journalists will interview Limpo. However, outside the courtroom there was pressure between the media crew and a number of Limpo supporters.
Journalists jostled to capture the moment Limpo left the courtroom.
Suddenly, the journalist was attacked by three people. The journalist then ran into the hallway because he was being chased by several Limpo supporters who intended to kick him. They kicked the journalist's body once but missed. Then they kicked again, causing the Kompas TV journalist's camera to be damaged.
The TV One Firdaus cameraman was also elbowed by the police, who were securing the trial, as a result his camera was also damaged. The iNews TV journalist's tripod was also reportedly damaged. Kompas TV journalist Bodhiya has reported that case to Police.