Arfi Bambani Amri, Palu – Yet again the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) has been physically attacked. This time it was the turn of the Central Sulawesi regional branch of Papernas.

The attack by around 50 unidentified assailants took place at the Papernas offices on Jl. Jl Raja Moili in the Central Sulawesi provincial capital of Palu, on Sunday May 13.

“They arrived unexpectedly, and immediately began hitting and beating us”, said the chairperson of Papernas’s Central Sulawesi branch, Martin Sibarani, when contacted by Detik.com on Sunday.

As a consequence of the attack, three people had to be rushed to the nearest hospital, one of which is still being treated in intensive care.

“One person was hospitalised, because he suffered very serious injuries. He was hit with a rock on the back of his head. His name is Ikhsan, the head of Papernas’s department of education and recruitment for the East Palu sub-district of Palu city”, said Martin.

According to Martin, Ikhsan was abducted by the assailants and it is possible that he was badly tortured because strewn about the location where he was found were rocks and a pair of scissors. (aba/aba)

[Translated by James Balowski.]