Kompolnas urges Polri to investigate money laundering in drug cases
(Drug cases) are part of one of the President’s Astacita visions. So, this is extraordinary,”
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is urging Polri to also investigate money laundering offences in drug abuse cases.
Kompolnas Secretary Arief Wicaksono, during a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) in South Jakarta on Thursday, said that drug abuse cases are extraordinary crimes.
“(Drug cases) are part of one of the President’s Astacita visions. So, this is extraordinary,” he said.
To stop the circulation of drugs in the country, he urged that drug handling should not only be limited to crimes related to the misuse of the illicit goods, but also money laundering.
“It should not only be drug cases that are handled, but also, if they receive money, it could be corruption, it could be money laundering,” he said.
Furthermore, Arief also urged that officers who handle drug cases should receive welfare protection.
According to him, officers who handle drug cases, especially those involved in drug lord networks, work with high risks.
“So, this is not taken into account, not supported when they have accidents, even death,” he added.
The former Polri officer cited an example when he served in Bosnia on a United Nations (UN) mission. At that time, he received a guarantee if he had a work accident.
Therefore, he urged that there be welfare protection for officers who handle drug cases.
On Thursday, Kompolnas held an FGD with the theme “Strategies for Prevention and Law Enforcement Against Drug Abuse by Polri Personnel”.
The forum was attended by a number of speakers and active participants, including Money Laundering Expert Yenti Garnasih, Polri’s Main TK II Divpropam Police Accreditation Officer Kombes Pol. Armaini, Deputy for Legal Affairs and Cooperation of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Agus Irianto, and Deputy Director of the National Narcotics Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) of Polri, Kombes Pol. Sunaryo.