Eight officers finally released

Eight officers finally released

JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro
finally released on Thursday afternoon the eight middle-ranking
officers who had allegedly breached police discipline, a lawyer
representing the officers said.

"The eight have now been called to National Police
headquarters by Bimantoro. I hope they will reconcile their
differences and settle the matter internally," Suci Madio, the
lawyer, told The Jakarta Post.

"And I heard after the meeting that they won't be going back
to detention but straight to their houses," Suci said.

Despite the release, the lawsuits against Bimantoro would
continue and would not be immediately dropped should a
reconciliation be arrived at. A pre-trial process is currently
ongoing.

The eight officers were arrested on Bimantoro's orders while
holding a meeting at a cafe in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on July
22, and have been detained at the National Police's Mobile
Brigade headquarters in Kelapa Dua, East Jakarta, ever since.
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