Police win case against President

Police win case against President

JAKARTA: Former Jakarta Police chief Com. Gen. Nugroho
Djayusman and six other police officers have won a court case
against President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Indonesian Police
chief Gen. Da'i Bahctiar, paving the way for their return to the
police force.

The seven officers sued the President and police chief for
forcing them to retire three years ahead of the mandatory
retirement age.

Lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution, who represented the plaintiffs,
said on Tuesday that the Jakarta Administrative High Court (PTUN)
had found Megawati and Da'i guilty of violating Law No. 2/2002 on
the Indonesian Police when they forced the seven police officers
to retire this year ahead of the retirement age stipulated by
law.

The six other officers are Sr. Coms. John Nunuhitu, Sr. Coms.
Adolf Selebaju, Adj. Sr. Coms. J.J. Baun, Adj. Sr. Coms. Sukimin
B Kartoredjo, Coms. Krugwitop B. Emen, and Adj. Sr. Coms. Sumadi
B. Kusnan.

All of the officers were still 55 when they were forced to
retire. The legislation provides that a police officer should
retire at the age of 58.

With the court decision, the officers must be reinstated to
their previous ranks and positions in the national police, Buyung
said. National Police Headquarters was not available for comment.
--JP