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Oblivious to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s order for the police to stay out of the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) business, the National Police headquarters has decided to withdraw Comr. Novel Baswedan and 12 other officers seconded to the antigraft body.

The move came only two days after the KPK locked up Insp. Gen. Djoko Susilo, the main suspect in the driving simulator graft scandal at the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas).

KPK deputy chairman Busyro Muqqodas confirmed on Wednesday that the National Police made the request in a letter dated Nov. 30. In the letter, the police decided not to extend the tenure of its 13 investigators seconded to the KPK, including Novel, whose terms expire in January 2013.

Chief of the National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim), Comr. Gen. Sutarman said that the decision was firm. Sutarman said he was aware that Novel had opted to become a permanent member of staff at the KPK, but insisted that Novel was still a member of the corps.

Your comments:

It seems to be a bit of a situation here, I must say that the police are being very childish especially when it is so obvious that there are many more police to come.

Joe

I seem to remember the FPI stating quite some time ago: “Nobody listens to SBY.”

Sheldon Archer

If this is not all-out revenge, then what is it?

Are the wealthy police officers, of whom there are many, afraid that the sources of their riches will be
revealed?

If SBY does not have the guts to correct the police, then perhaps the Indonesian people should take a firm stand and do the job.

Tami Koestomo

I as an ordinary Indonesian citizen would like to say that it is the people in the National Police headquarters who are against corruption eradication.

The reason behind the withdrawal of the police officers from KPK is clearly evident!

Dicky