Efficient police work

Efficient police work

From Media Indonesia

The editorial of this newspaper in its Nov. 9, 2002 issue
praised the National Police for being able to quickly arrest
Amrozi, one of the main suspects in the Bali bomb blast case.

As a retired police officer, I'm very proud to learn of this
achievement. It is my hope and also the hope of the international
community that the National Police will be able to nab all
perpetrators in this case, uncover their network, and bring them
to court.

The Bali bomb blast is a major case that has drawn the
attention of the international community. The whole world is
watching how our National Police uncover this case.

In view of my previous service in Metro Jaya police, I would
like to suggest that for a major case like this, a special team
must be set up and assigned only to take care of the
administration of the ongoing investigation. In this way, those
assigned to carry out field investigation can concentrate on the
job without being bothered by administrative work. Likewise,
investigators conducting interrogation will focus their attention
only on the interrogation of both suspects and witnesses.

Besides, the investigators concerned must heed the provisions
in Law No. 8/1981 in the Criminal Procedures Code on the various
steps that an investigator can take and his authority in limiting
someone's freedom and human rights in connection with an
investigation. Any neglect of these provisions will render the
investigation process invalid and prompt the suspects or their
family to file a suit against the investigators. In this case,
the party sued in the pre-trail motion is not any individual as
an interrogator but the National Police of the Republic of
Indonesia as an institution.

S. WIJONO

Jakarta