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Virgin territory: Female police officers attend a ceremony near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle after conducting security duties on Thursday

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Fri, November 21, 2014 Published on Nov. 21, 2014 Published on 2014-11-21T06:47:49+07:00

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Virgin territory Virgin territory: Female police officers attend a ceremony near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle after conducting security duties on Thursday. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Ronny F. Sompie claimed that the force’s virginity test for female applicants had no bearing on the success of a candidate’s application. The force has for years practiced the test, which has attracted fierce condemnation in recent days. (JP/Jerry Adiguna) (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

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span class="caption">Virgin territory: Female police officers attend a ceremony near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle after conducting security duties on Thursday. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Ronny F. Sompie claimed that the force'€™s virginity test for female applicants had no bearing on the success of a candidate'€™s application. The force has for years practiced the test, which has attracted fierce condemnation in recent days. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

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