Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Constitutional Court Chairman Mahfud MD said the recent attack on an anti-corruption activist was the manifestation of resistance to the national anti-graft drive.

"The motive of the attack is resentment against the corruption eradication efforts. However, the incident must not make us afraid to continue the fight against corruption," he said after visiting Tama Satya Langkun (25), the activist of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), at a hospital here on Saturday.

Mahfud said he did not know if the attack was linked to reports about suspicious accounts of several high ranking police officers.

"According to me it is because of the allegation. Therefore the police must be able to stop it and would be impartial if later it was found that police officers had asked some persons to do it," he said.

On who had attacked Tama and what their motive was is not yet clear until Saturday. "I have observed series of incidents that happened before the ICW made a stance.
I believe it was done by those who opposed corruption eradication but who they are and where they come from still have yet to be unveiled," he said.

Mahfud believed the police would be able to uncover the case if they were serious.

"The police have good records of unveiling difficult cases such as mutilation, baby theft and others. (They must unveil the case) so that the people would not become restless," he said.

Four people attacked Tama in Duren Tiga, South Jakarta, early on Thursday.

Tama is now still being treated for his wounds at Asri Hospital in Durent Tiga. The wounds on his head required up to 29 stitches to recover.

Tama also sustained injuries on several other parts of his body such as neck, right hand and others and injuries he sufffered after falling from his motorbike during the attack.

Tama is the ICW activist that has reported suspicious accounts of some police officers to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). (*)

Editor: B Kunto Wibisono

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