Police officers to face punishment

Police officers to face punishment

JAKARTA: The police held a disciplinary hearing for four
police officers on Wednesday accused of taking bribes from
suspects in the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$188 million) Bank Negara
Indonesia (BNI) scam in 2003.

The four officers were police fraud squad deputy chief Sr.
Comr. Bambang Premantoro, Sr. Comr. Irman Santosa, Sr. Comr.
Mashudi and Adj. Sr. Comr. Wirosaleh.

They were charged with acting beyond their authority by giving
the Bank fraud suspects, including Adrian Waworuntu, special
treatment and receiving bribes in the form of notebook computers
and cellular phones.

Chief prosecutor Sr. Comr. Warsito said the five-hour hearing,
presided over by police fraud squad chief Brig. Gen. Andi
Chaeruddin, heard testimonies from Adrian.

Warsito said the hearing committee was scheduled to announce
the sanctions for the four next week.

Earlier, the same committee suspended Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko
as chief investigator in the BNI graft case for being found
guilty of similar charges. --JP