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Detective vows to purge force from 'traitors'
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N
ational Police Detective Corps Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso said he would clean the unit from 'traitors' that have caused the prosecution of Police Education Institute head Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, who has been named a candidate for police chief.
Waseso said he was ready to be held responsible if more police officers faced crime allegations similar to what Gunawan recently faced.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Gunawan a suspect in a graft case after the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed that he possessed large bank accounts with irregular transactions.
'I'm not saying that the traitor is in [the crime investigation directorate]. [The police's Internal Affairs Division] is working on the case. And I will take responsibility for everything I said,' Waseso stated on Thursday after being promoted to his current rank as a three-star general, as quoted by Antara news agency.
A close acquaintance of Budi, Waseso earlier made his pledge to purge 'traitors' when he was inaugurated to his current position as the head of the National Police's Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim) amid the crisis caused by Gunawan's status as a graft suspect.
Waseso refused to name the 'traitor', who he thought was responsible for Gunawan's prosecution, but confirmed that there were police officers under internal investigation.
A former chief of Gorontalo Police, Waseso directly launched investigations into cases related to KPK leaders immediately after his installment. His unit was soon involved in the controversial arrest of KPK deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto, who is suspected of encouraging perjury in a local election dispute.
KPK chief Abraham Samad and deputy chief Adnan Pandu Praja have also been reported to Bareskrim for two separate cases and still under investigation. (***)
