Harassment questioning continues

Harassment questioning continues

Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor

Internal affairs officers from the West Java Police are
continuing their investigation into a sexual harassment complaint
against Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Tjiptono and several of his
subordinates.

"Please, do not jump to conclusions and accuse the Bogor
Police chief of (committing the crime). We are still
investigating," West Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Muryan
Faisal told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

The case surfaced after a text message accusing Tjiptono of
sexually harassing his secretaries began circulating among
residents in Bogor, including journalists and police officers.

"Only if this allegation is proven to be true will the police
chief be taken in for questioning," Muryan said.

One of Tjiptono's secretaries, Chief Brig. Ety Rosita, has
denied ever being sexually harassed by Tjiptono.

"It is not true. I have only been his secretary for two weeks,
but he never treated me like that. Mean rumors like that could
destroy my reputation and my family," she said, adding that her
husband works at National Police Headquarters.

Tjiptono, a former spokesman for the Jakarta Police, was
installed as Bogor Police chief last month, replacing Sr. Comr.
Bambang Wasgito, who was removed from the post after assaulting
several of his subordinates.