77 police personnel prosecuted in Bengkulu

BENGKULU: Bengkulu provincial police have handled 77 cases involving either administrative or criminal violations by police personnel in the province over the past five months, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

Provincial police spokesman Comr. Dedi Jumadi said that 32 police personnel had been prosecuted, while 45 others were still being prosecuted either in the local district court or before police disciplinary tribunals.

The violations mostly involved being absent without leave. -- Antara