Police officer demoted over wrongful shooting<\/p>\n
Ruslan Sangadji, Palu<\/p>\n
Comr. Rickly Naldo, the former operational chief for the Palu
\nPolice in Central Sulawesi, was demoted on Wednesday over a
\nwrongful shooting by officers under his command.<\/p>\n
Ricky has been transferred to Central Sulawesi Police
\nHeadquarters with no position, according to a top police officer.<\/p>\n
Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Taufik Ridha said
\nprovincial police investigators had also detained two officers
\nfrom the Palu Police over the wrongful shooting. They were
\nidentified as Brig. Mks and Brig. Ms.<\/p>\n
The officers are being detained at the Central Sulawesi Police
\nHeadquarters and are being questioned by officers from the
\nProfessional and Security Division (Propam).<\/p>\n
According to the head of Propam, Sr. Comr. Masru Turbo, the
\ntwo officers will be sentenced if there is sufficient evidence to
\nprove their involvement in the wrongful shooting.<\/p>\n
Ricky was leading a group of officers searching for suspects
\nin the murder of minister Susianty Tinulele, who was shot and
\nkilled last month while delivering a sermon at the Effata church
\nin South Palu.<\/p>\n
One of the suspects, Bambang, reported that during the process
\nof his arrest, officers from Ricky's team assaulted him and shot
\nhim in the buttock.<\/p>\n
During subsequent police questioning, Bambang provided
\ninvestigators proof that he was working in Betua subdistrict at
\nthe time of the church shooting.<\/p>",
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