TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
National scene: Police reject increased supervision for Densus
The National Police objected on Wednesday to the plan to increase supervisory measures for its counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, during the ongoing amendment of the Terrorism Law, saying that current mechanisms were “sufficient enough”
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
T
he National Police objected on Wednesday to the plan to increase supervisory measures for its counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, during the ongoing amendment of the Terrorism Law, saying that current mechanisms were “sufficient enough”.
“As a unit within the National Police, Densus 88 is supervised by the general supervision division. Internal Affairs is also obliged to monitor their behavior, should there be any report that personnel have breached the code of ethics while duty,” said National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar.
Densus 88 were publicly criticized following the death of Siyono, who died after he was arrested by Densus 88 in Klaten, Central Java. Reports from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) suggest that Siyono, who Densus 88 allege was the leader of Neo Jamaah Islamiyah, died after he was brutally tortured.
On Sunday, Siyono’s wife Suratmi filed a report against the two members of Densus 88 involved in the case, recently demoted from their positions after a string of internal ethics hearings, accusing them of killing her late husband.
