Officers quizzed over shooting

Officers quizzed over shooting

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police internal affairs are questioning
six police officers as witnesses in connection with the wrongful
shooting of Cengkareng resident, Yudianto, 31, in the back of the
head on Feb. 28 in West Jakarta.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam said on
Tuesday that the questioning of other police eyewitnesses was
necessary, despite the fact that police had enough evidence to
convict Brig. Pambudi of the West Jakarta Police SWAT team for
fatally shooting an alleged robber.

"The police need to verify why the shooting took place
exactly. We need to understand this, in order to prevent such an
incident from ever happening again... such mistakes cannot be
tolerated in the police force," Anton told reporters on Tuesday.

The six officers, who were part of Pambudi's SWAT team when
the incident occurred, were identified as First. Brig. Toto,
Second Brig. Misil, Second Brig. Victor, Brig. Taufik, First.
Brig. Aang and Chief Brig. Sukirma.

He added that two civilians were also being questioned as
witnesses in the case. (ylt)