TV personality Dewi Sukarno fined over assaults on ex-employees
In separate incidents in Tokyo last year, Sukarno threw a glass at her then-secretary and punched and kicked her then-manager.
Tokyo District Court has fined television personality Dewi Sukarno ¥200,000 for assaulting two former employees in Japan, according to prosecutors. The 86-year-old, who is the third wife of Indonesia’s first president, is accused of committing "dangerous and violent" acts. In February of the previous year, Sukarno allegedly threw a glass and a wet towel at her former secretary at a restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
Later, in October, she reportedly punched and kicked her then-manager at an animal hospital in the same area. Judge Toshikazu Ishida stated that Sukarno's loss of temper, triggered by disagreements over the use of dogs for meat, was impulsive and could not be justified, even if it was due to emotional instability following the death of her pet dog.
The court also dismissed her testimony that she did not throw a champagne glass, finding her version of events lacked credibility.
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