Makbul says police shooting an accident

Makbul says police shooting an accident

JAKARTA: City Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanegara said
Friday that the shooting of two undercover policemen from the
National Police drug squad was purely an accident.

"The ongoing investigation of the Central Jakarta policeman
who shot the two revealed no indication that they had been backed
by a drug dealer, nor that there had been a setup to sink the
operation," he said.

On Monday, the policeman shot the undercover officers in the
leg when the latter brought in a Nigerian suspected drug dealer
to a hotel in Kampung Bali subdistrict, Central Jakarta. The shot
officers were now recovering.

Makbul added that his subordinates had been carrying out their
duties.

"So, I don't think this accident will discourage any of my
subordinates from fighting drug crimes in the future," he said.

He added that the investigation had not yet concluded. -JP