Senior cops face school dismissal<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A National Police officer revealed on Monday the
\npolice would not issue advanced course certificates to some 14
\nmiddle-ranking police officers due to their alleged involvement
\nin drugs.<\/p>\n
"The National Police is investigating the case. If (the
\nofficers) are proven guilty, they will be dismissed," National
\nPolice spokesman Brig. Gen. Dadang Garnida said on the sidelines
\nof the graduation ceremony for students of the Class of 27 from
\nthe National Police Advanced Course in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Dadang said the 14 officers refuted the results of the
\npolice's preliminary internal investigation.<\/p>\n
"They rejected the accusation that they had used drugs.
\nInstead, they claimed to have consumed isotonic drinks, such as
\nKrating Daeng," said the one-star general, who later hinted that
\nthe 14 officers were among the 151 members of the graduating
\nclass.<\/p>\n
Dadang said the National Police's Internal Affairs was
\ninvestigating the case. "The police personnel investigating the
\ncase are experts in their field. They are capable of determining
\nwhether the officers really used drugs."<\/p>\n
He added that the officers only used drugs and were not
\ninvolved in selling narcotics. "None of them were traffickers."<\/p>\n
Dadang said the officers came from various units within the
\npolice. "Those officers are from the Mobile Brigade, as well as
\nfinancial and operational divisions."<\/p>\n
The majority of the students at the National Police Advanced
\nCourse hold the rank of Senior Inspector.<\/p>\n
It was the second official statement dealing with the alleged
\ninvolvement of middle-ranking police officers in drugs.<\/p>\n
Last March, National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo hinted that
\nthe National Police had identified 56 police officers, ranging in
\nrank from Junior Chief Private to Assistant Superintendent, who
\nwere involved in drugs.<\/p>\n
The four-star general disclosed that some of the 56 officers
\nwere traffickers, but most were only users.<\/p>\n
Rusdihardjo said the National Police had punished the officers
\nin accordance with their level of involvement in narcotics.<\/p>\n
"The minimum punishment is to suspend the officers, while the
\ntoughest punishment is to bring them before the military court,"
\nhe said after addressing a seminar on drugs last March at
\nTrisakti University in Grogol, West Jakarta. (asa)<\/p>",
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