Ciputat police chief free, despite strong allegations
Ciputat police chief free, despite strong allegations
Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Despite multiple extortion allegations, no legal action had been
taken against Ciputat Police chief Adj. Comr. Zulfan, who is
still still working normally.
Sources at the internal affairs division of the National
Police Headquarters and the South Jakarta Police, both of which
are dealing with the allegations, claimed on Wednesday there were
no immediate plans for an investigation.
"No schedule had yet been drawn up," a police source said.
Meanwhile, Jakarta Police spokesman Comr. Sr. Prasetyo said
that tough measures would be taken against police officers, even
high-ranking ones, "only if they were proven to have committed
crimes".
Zulfan is facing at least two complaints: One was reported
directly to the National Police Headquarters; the second was
filed with the South Jakarta Police.
The National Police Headquarters received on Jan. 27 a
complaint from businessman Barzan Effendy, who claimed that
Zulfan demanded Rp 160 million (US$19,048) from him to settle a
business dispute in October.
Meanwhile, the internal affairs department of South Jakarta
Police received a complaint in late January from Zulfan's
subordinate, First Insp. Ahmad Kusnidar, the head of the Ciputat
Police traffic unit.
Kusnidar reported that Zulfan pointed a gun at him in an
argument at Ciputat police station sometime in January.
The argument involved a fatal accident, in which a truck
fatally injured a child. The truck was confiscated and parked at
Ciputat police station. Later, the South Jakarta traffic police
unit chief ordered Kusnidar to move the truck to the precinct
headquarters.
However, Zulfan, who had allegedly received Rp 30 million from
the owner who wanted the truck back, stopped Kusnidar from
removing it.
A source at South Jakarta Police said that following
Kusnidar's complaint, other allegations flowed in against Zulfan.
The source revealed that Zulfan would also be investigated
over four extortion incidents involving a total of Rp 98.5
million.
Zulfan has denied all of the allegations.