Police officer demoted over wrongful shooting

Police officer demoted over wrongful shooting

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu

Comr. Rickly Naldo, the former operational chief for the Palu
Police in Central Sulawesi, was demoted on Wednesday over a
wrongful shooting by officers under his command.

Ricky has been transferred to Central Sulawesi Police
Headquarters with no position, according to a top police officer.

Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Taufik Ridha said
provincial police investigators had also detained two officers
from the Palu Police over the wrongful shooting. They were
identified as Brig. Mks and Brig. Ms.

The officers are being detained at the Central Sulawesi Police
Headquarters and are being questioned by officers from the
Professional and Security Division (Propam).

According to the head of Propam, Sr. Comr. Masru Turbo, the
two officers will be sentenced if there is sufficient evidence to
prove their involvement in the wrongful shooting.

Ricky was leading a group of officers searching for suspects
in the murder of minister Susianty Tinulele, who was shot and
killed last month while delivering a sermon at the Effata church
in South Palu.

One of the suspects, Bambang, reported that during the process
of his arrest, officers from Ricky's team assaulted him and shot
him in the buttock.

During subsequent police questioning, Bambang provided
investigators proof that he was working in Betua subdistrict at
the time of the church shooting.