No legal action on defiant policemen

No legal action on defiant policemen

Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Jakarta Police discharged two police officers, Adj. Comr. Deni
Riswana and First Insp. Puji Waskito, on Monday in the first case
this year. However, no legal action will be taken.

Deni, an officer with the city police narcotics division, was
discharged from the force after he was found guilty of taking a
bribe from a suspected drug dealer last August. He arrested the
suspect without a warrant or his superior's knowledge. He then
demanded some money from the suspect for his release.

A urine test result proved that Deni had also consumed shabu-
shabu (crystal methampethamine).

As for Puji, an officer with the city police personnel
division, he was discharged after being absent without leave for
more than three months.

The ceremony was led by the city police deputy chief Brig.
Gen. Nanan Sukarna. Deni did not attend the ceremony at the
Jakarta Police Headquarters, claiming he was sick.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo told reporters
after the ceremony that the processing of Deni's dismissal would
still go through even though he was absent.

Explaining why no legal action was taken against the two,
Prasetyo said that, "the dismissal is our attempt to make them
learn their lesson".