Sistoyo is tried for having allegedly received a bribe.
The man hit Sistoyo on his head with a sharp knife, causing his temple to bleed. After the attack, Sistoyo had to be rushed to a hospital for treatment.
"After the court session, news reporters crowded around Sistoyo to ask questions when an unknown man approached and attacked him," said an eyewitness, Adit Prakasa, a newsman from a daily in Bandung .
The eyewitness added that he was surprised by the act. "I thought he just wanted to box him but then I noticed that Sistoyo`s temple was bleeding," he said.
The attacker was immediately caught and taken away by the police.
Bandung city police spokesperson Commissioner Endang Sri Wahyu Utami said, at the station`s crime investigation unit compound, that the attacker hit Sistoyo from behind with a knife measuring around 25 centimeters in length.
As a result of being struck, Sistoyo suffered a wound one centimeter deep and eight centimeters long.
She added that the attacker goes by his initials `DS` and has said that he did it as `shock therapy` for corrupt people.
"He said he was hurt after watching reports of corruption cases on television. He views the corrupt as traitors who have hurt the people," she said.
Utami said DS has also confessed that he carried out the attack on his own initiative.
She added that, according to initial information, the attacker, who is a resident of Kiaracondong, Bandung, was previously an activist with a non-governmental organization. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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