Police dismish Brimob commander<\/p>\n
Erik W. and La Remmy, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi<\/p>\n
Three days after the deaths of four police recruits at the
\nCentral Sulawesi Police paramilitary Mobile Brigade (Brimob)
\ntraining academy, authorities fired on Thursday the province's
\nBrimob unit commander.<\/p>\n
Central Sulawesi Police Chief Brig. Gen. M. Taufik Ridha
\nconfirmed that National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar ordered
\nthe dismissal of Adj. Sr. Comr. Hersom Bagus Pribadi in
\nconnection with the incident.<\/p>\n
During a ceremony on Thursday, Taufik swore in Adj. Sr. Comr.
\nAbdi Dharma who previously was assigned in once-restive Poso
\nregency as the commander to replace Hersom.<\/p>\n
\"The National Police leadership has taken this action to show
\nits accountability to the public in connection with the
\nincident,\" Taufik said after the ceremony.<\/p>\n
The four new recruits identified as First Adj. Brig. Yohanis
\nTulas, First Adj. Brig. Denny Karya, First Adj. Brig. Sutaji
\nTakasihaeng and First Adj. Brig. Sahilu, died soon after
\nundertaking a 13-kilometer initiation march conducted by the
\nBrimob unit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A witness said they were severely beaten during the march.<\/p>\n
Da'i has also sent \"a professional ethics team\" consisting
\nMobile Brigade Commander Insp. Gen. S.Y. Wenas and National
\nPolice Chief of Profession and Security Insp. Gen. Timbul Silaen
\nto look into the case.<\/p>\n
Taufik said that a special team assigned to investigate the
\ncase had already questioned 10 people, including the instructors
\ninvolved in the deadly initiation exercise for 164 new Brimob
\nrecruits.<\/p>\n
\"A preliminary investigation indicates torture,\" Taufik
\nconceded, promising that the police would bring the perpetrators
\nto court.<\/p>\n
Central Sulawesi Police Medics and Health Chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
\nBudi Rahardjo declined to reveal the result of the autopsies
\nconducted.<\/p>\n
Taufik added that six other new Brimob recruits were also
\nrushed to Palu General Hospital with in serious condition after
\nthe tortuous march and they were still undergoing intensive
\nmedical treatment.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Central Sulawesi councillor Firman Maranua said
\nthat the city council was waiting for the results of the
\ninvestigation of the case before they would summon Taufik to be
\nquestioned.<\/p>\n
He said that the council would speak with Taufik if the
\ninvestigation revealed violations in formal procedure during the
\ninitiation.<\/p>\n
\"If the fatalities were caused by torture, Pak Taufik must
\nalso be dismissed from his post,\" Firman said.<\/p>",
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