Tempo journalist was attacked while covering a demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) Parliament Complex on Thursday, August 22 2024.
The demonstration ended in chaos after the masses managed to break through the fences on the right and left sides of the DPR's main gate. Journalist were near the fence on the right side of the main gate.
At that time, journalist recorded situation when military and police officers abusing one of the protesters.
At that time, three officers held the journalist's body on the right, left and front sides.Then police asked where the journalist worked. Journalist answered it and showed a letter of reporting assignment.
However, the police forced him to delete the video he recorded. Journalist refused. Police then asked for journalist's cameras.
Then police then hit the journalist on the right cheek and head. A soldier also kicked a journalist in the back of the body as he was being taken to a security post.
Upon arrival at the security post, a police officer also questioned the journalist, and asked him to delete the video footage of the abuse before releasing him.