Netizens Identify Police Suspected of Shooting Indonesian Journalist in the Eye
Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was shot by the police in the eye when she was covering the Global Anti-Totalitarianism March on Sept 29, 2019. The injury made her lost her eye sight permanently in the right eye.
Veby’s demand for the officer’s name had been objected by the Police. Her counsel Michael Vidler criticized the police for firing and not even conducting an investigation properly after the incident, as lawyers recovered the rubber bullet and other evidence at the scene 5 days later.
Recently, a facebook post urged to find the name of the officer, claiming that the 6-month period for Veby to pursue a private prosecution would soon be due.
A telegram channel revealed the identity of the officer concerned as a Chief Police Offier surnamed Wong. Veby once expressed that more tragedies would happen, if police volence is carried out without any consequence.
Source: Stand News #Mar24
Ref: https://guardiansofhk.com