Banda Aceh, Jan. 22 -- Chief of the West Aceh District Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Andrianto Argamuda has vowed to thoroughly investigate the assault on an ANTARA journalist who is now being treated at a local government hospital. "This is my homework. We will investigate it thoroughly. I hope journalists will understand and entrust the handling of the case to us," Argamuda said in Meulaboh, West Aceh, Wednesday.

He expressed regret over the assault. Moreover, a few days before the assault happened a journalist had received a threat.

"We are still processing the case of the threat to the journalist. The process will enter the first phase on Thursday, January 23. We have coordinated with the public prosecutor's office and have iss...