Police questioned over certificate

Police questioned over certificate

JAKARTA: The police began a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday
for three officers from the Transnational Crime division who
failed to resolve a diploma forgery case involving Bangkalan
regent Fuad Aminoma in 2002.

The officers are charged with violating the police's
disciplinary rules for halting the investigation and for being
unable to present original academic certificates for the
Bangkalan regent.

A member of the internal affairs division Sr. Comr. Warsito
said Sr. Comr. Oktavianus Farfar, who is currently in charge of
an investigation into the death of rights activist Munir, was
among the officers questioned.

National police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Suyitno Landung
Sudjono said the disciplinary committee decided to issue written
warnings to the three officers but the investigators objected.

He added that the internal affairs unit remained undecided on
punishment for the officers' direct superior Brig. Gen. Aryanto
Sutadi, who has been moved to Central Sulawesi as the provincial
police chief. -- JP