Indonesian Air Force soldiers allegedly attacked two journalists in Palembang, smashing equipment and choking one reporter as they attempted to document instances of military brutality at a protest on Wednesday, local media reported.

The journalists were documenting a large demonstration in Sukarmi, Palembang, on Wednesday when the soldiers reportedly began to beat the protestors. Journalists were recording video and snapping photos of the abuse when the Air Force members reportedly turned on the press, chasing reporters from the scene and beating two caught in the fray, local media reported.

Photojournalist Kris Samiaji, of Sumatera Ekspress, was covering the demonstration as protestors marched from Jalan Soekarno Hatta to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II airport when he was approached by 10 soldiers.

"My camera was grabbed by a soldier," Kris told the local newspaper Sriwijaya Post. "I was punched in the left ear. An examination at Bhayangkara hospital showed that there are bruises on my ear and also on my right ribs."

Berita Pagi reporter Adi Kurniawan reportedly suffered similar abuse as a soldier smashed the mobile phone he was using to record the attacks. "His mobile phone was smashed to the ground and his neck was strangled," Kris told Sriwijaya Post. Both Adi and Kris planned to report the incident to the military police.

It is the second instance of alleged press abuse by members of the Indonesian Air Force in the past month. Last month, a mid-ranking Air Force member was caught on video choking a Riau Pos photojournalist attempting to take a photo of a downed Air Force jet in Pekanbaru, Riau.

Lt. Col. Robert Simanjuntak later publicly apologized for the attack outside the office of Riau Pos, hugging photojournalist Didik Herwanto and shaking hands with five other reporters victimized in the attacks.

But last week one of the reporters, Riau Televisi cameraman Fahri Rubianto, was pulled from his car and beaten by four unidentified people in Pekanbaru, Riau. According to the Antara News Agency, Fahri has since gone missing. His family has not confirmed the reporter's disappearance.