204 errant police officers dismissed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacob said
\non Wednesday that he had signed the dismissal papers of 204
\nunruly city police officers.<\/p>\n
\"I have signed the papers already... they are dismissed. I
\nhave to be tough on my own men to set a good example. These men
\nwere charged with polygamy, desertion, drug-related crimes and
\nother unruly acts,\" Sofjan told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"It is a real shame. We spent our time to educate these men
\nand give them special police training. Nothing seemed to have
\nworked on them. Police dossiers on these men are in the process
\nof being completed.\"<\/p>\n
Sofjan added that the men had received special police training
\nfor the past six months, before they were put in active police
\nduty.<\/p>\n
He said that the dossiers of these men would be processed
\naccording to existing police regulations and hopefully they would
\nbe brought before a court.<\/p>\n
Earlier, city police stripped seven other police officers of
\ntheir badges and uniforms, officially dismissing them on charges
\nof polygamy, adultery, desertion, and car theft.<\/p>\n
\"Should policemen continue to engage in criminal activities,
\nwe will not think twice about dismissing them,\" City Police
\ndeputy chief Brig. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara earlier told
\nreporters. (ylt)<\/p>",
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