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BNN chief ready to execute officials caught accepting drug money
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President joko Widodo Inspect confiscated narcotics accompanied by National Narcotics Agncy Head Budi Waseso (l) and Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Human Rights Wiranto (r) at The National Monument, Jakarta, tuesday, December 6, 2016. 445 kgs of meth, 422 kgs of marijuana and 190.840 pills of ecstasy from November-December operation were incinerated today. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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ational Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso has stated that he is ready to execute any agency officers caught accepting bribes from drug suspects.
"I will immediately fire them. If possible I will shoot them dead," Budi said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Budi, who once served as head of the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), said he had instructed agency officers to shoot colleagues involved in drug trafficking.
"I told them not to hesitate to use their guns against fellow officers involved in drug cases," Budi said.
Budi also said that BNN officers should not be reluctant to take action even if the person involved in drug cases was himself.
"If I betray their trust, they can use a gun against me," Budi said.
In recent months, the BNN has taken a tougher stance against drug dealers, which it claims have become more dangerous and are commonly armed with powerful firearms.
Recently in Medan, North Sumatra, the police shot down a drug suspect when he reportedly resisted arrest.
Following the government's declaration of war on drug abuse, BNN personnel have been equipped with powerful firearms and have reportedly been authorized to shoot suspects who resist arrest.
