Police mistakes in the spotlight

Police mistakes in the spotlight

The image of our police force has lately suffered a decline
and its performance has come into the public spotlight. Many
cases have remained unresolved, including those of the death of
Bernas Yogyakarta journalist Muhammad Fuad Syarifuddin (Udin),
the armed robbery and killing of a real estate agent on the
Jagorawi toll road and the death of Rifaldi "Aldi" Soekarnoputra,
in which the actress Ria Irawan was also involved. People are
also asking what our police have so far achieved in their attempt
to recapture Eddy Tansil, the big-time corruptor who escaped from
Salemba prison some time ago. The image of our police force has
also been tarnished by the brutality which was committed by some
officers and which led to the death of Tjetje Tadjuddin, who was
one of the prime suspects in the Jagorawi toll road robbery case.

It is the public's fervent hope that our police force will be
more effective and more professional in uncovering and resolving
crimes, especially since there has been a worsening in the nature
of crimes committed lately. At the same time, people are hoping
that our police force will be able to increasingly manifest
itself as an institution where people can go for protection and
justice.

-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta