Police council to unveil officers' probe results

Police council to unveil officers' probe results

JAKARTA (JP): The Honorary Council of Police Officers (DKP)
will announce either on Monday or Tuesday a final report on its
investigation over eight middle-ranking officers, who are alleged
to have violated the police code of ethics, a police official
announced.

National Police Spokesman Sr. Comr Didi Widayadi said on
Saturday that the eight officers were Alfons Leomau, Badaruzaman
Haidir, Banjarnahor, Solihin, Herman Kotto, Nurdin Umar,
Parlindungan Sinaga and Bambang Widodo.

He said that they had presented their arguments to the DKP
last Thursday at Police Mobile Brigade Headquarters.

He was quoted by Antara as saying that the DKP was only an
internal honorary board of police, which was aimed at preserving
the police's code of ethic and not for staging a civilian or
military court.

The eight middle-ranking officers organized a meeting and a
media conference in July to support the appointment of Gen.
Chairuddin as deputy chief of the National Police by former
president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid.

Abdurrahman wanted to appoint Chairuddin to ensure that the
police would support his plan to issue a decree on state of
emergency as the National Police chief, Gen. Bimantoro had
refused.

Abdurrahman fired Bimantoro, but the police general rejected
the former president's decision.

Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony celebrating the 53rd
anniversary of women police, Didi said that the final report
would be considered by National Police Chief Bimantoro to decide
whether the eight officers were justified in their behavior.

He also said that the names of candidates to replace
Bimantoro, who is due to retire in the near future, had been
filed at the so-called police board of promotion and rotation.