Flight attendant reports Belitung official to police for hitting her in the face

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Fri, June 07 2013


Representatives of the Sriwijaya Air management have reported Belitung Regional Investment Coordinating Board chief Zakaria Umar to the police for slapping flight attendant Febriani across the face, during the last flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on Wednesday night.

“Zakaria could not accept being warned by Febriani to switch off his phone for flight safety reasons, therefore he slapped her across the face with a rolled up newspaper the minute after landing,” Sriwijaya Air spokesman Aguns Soedjono said as quoted by tempo.co on Thursday.

Commenting on this, Zakaria’s lawyer Eliza said that her client had expressed deep regret over the incident and offered a truce, but Febriani insisted on bringing the case to the police.

“It’s actually a simple matter. Besides, no serious injury has been caused by this incident. But, if she insists on taking this to the court then we will be ready for it,” Eliza said.

Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang S Ervan said the ministry would monitor closely the legal process.

“We expect that this case will be resolved by legal process,” he said



(" Zakaria’s lawyer Eliza said that her client had expressed deep regret over the incident and offered a truce," The dimwit offered a truce after hitting

the stewardess accross the face with a rolled up newspaper? Too right she is taking this drip to court, even in Indonesia this is called an unprovoked

assault, plus the stewardess was doing her duty reminding this guy to switch off his phone during the flight!) siK.

Belitung official named suspect in assault case

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fri, June 07 2013,


The police have named Zakaria Umar Hadi,chief of Belitung Regional Investment Coordinating Board (BKPMD), a suspect for assaulting a Sriwijaya Air flight attendant during a flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on Wednesday.

In response to being asked to turn off his cell phone Zakaria slapped Febriani, the flight attendant, in the face with a rolled-up newspaper. The plane was about to land at the Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang.

“The suspect is currently detained at the Pangkal Pinang Police station for further questioning,” Pangkal Pinang police operational head Comr. AB Arifin said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.

Zakaria is likely to face of violating the Criminal Code Article 351 on torture and Article 335 on offensive behavior with a maximum two-years-and-eight-months imprisonment.

Zakaria’s lawyer Eliza did not deny her client’s guilt but said she didn’t think that he deserved to be detained



(Two years and eight months in the slammer, I hope he gets it too! ) siK