Three cops detained over Sumbawa riot<\/p>\n
Luh Putu, Trisna Wahyuni and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post,
\nMataram\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
Three police officers have been detained in connection with the
\ndeath of a student that led to a riot on Thursday in Sumbawa
\nBesar regency, West Nusa Tenggara, National Police chief Gen.
\nDa'i Bachtiar said on Friday.<\/p>\n
The three local police officers have been charged with causing
\nthe death of Mustakim, 22, a Samawa University student.<\/p>\n
\"The police have identified three officers who were in charge
\nof Mustakim while he was in police custody, and they have been
\nnamed suspects,\" Da'i told reporters after attending Friday
\nprayers at National Police Headquarters, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Mustakim's death triggered a riot in Sumbawa Besar that led to
\nthe death of a protester, Gathan, while 11 others sustained
\ninjuries in the violence.<\/p>\n
West Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen. Sutomo Tjokro
\nAtmodjo said the three officers, who are all ranked second
\nbrigadier, have been identified only by their initials: SU, NV
\nand A.M.<\/p>\n
Sutomo said the three were arrested after they were found
\nguilty of \"violating police procedures\", which caused the death
\nof Mustakim, but did not elaborate.<\/p>\n
He said the decision was taken after an investigation by the
\npolice's internal affairs unit, which questioned 15 police
\nofficers and three detainees in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n
The doctor who had conducted an autopsy on Mustakim's body
\nconcluded that the student had died of a blood clot caused by a
\nblow to his head.<\/p>\n
Sutomo said they were not yet certain whether the blood clot
\nwas a result of beatings suffered at the hands of the police, or
\nof injuries Mustakim sustained in a motorcycle accident on
\nMonday, when he hit another motorcyclist, Akhirkan.<\/p>\n
According to Sutomo, Mustakim fell, unconscious, from his
\nmotorcycle and was admitted to a nearby hospital by a resident,
\nBurhan Salengke, who lived near the site of the accident.<\/p>\n
Upon gaining consciousness at hospital, Mustakim became
\naggressive and psychologically unstable, prompting hospital staff
\nto call the police.<\/p>\n
Three police officers arrived to take Mustakim to Sumbawa
\nBesar police station, but shortly afterwards, he was returned by
\nthe same officers to the hospital.<\/p>\n
It was discovered later that Mustakim was already dead by
\nthen, said Sutomo.<\/p>\n
Upon finding out that the Mustakim had died while in police
\ncustody, local residents and students stormed Sumbawa Besar
\npolice station on Thursday and demanded justice.<\/p>\n
The protest turned violent after a police officer declared
\nthat Mustakim had died of a drug overdose, infuriating local
\nresidents who believed that Mustakim was tortured to death by the
\npolice.<\/p>\n
The protesters allegedly broke through a police cordon during
\nthe protest, prompting the police to shoot at them.<\/p>\n
Sutomo stressed that the police did not commit any procedural
\nviolations in handling Thursday's riot.<\/p>\n
The incidents have led to the dismissals of Sumbawa Besar
\nPolice chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bambang Suharno and his deputy Comr.
\nTaufik Wijaya. The two were transferred to the West Nusa Tenggara
\nPolice Headquarters.<\/p>\n
\"The step was taken to calm down the residents of Sumbawa
\nBesar,\" said Sutomo.<\/p>",
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