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