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Police to take firm action against officers involved in organ trade
The police are probing an illegal organ trade involving a cop and an immigration officer, who are accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to Cambodia to sell their kidneys.
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The police are probing an illegal organ trade involving a cop and an immigration officer, who are accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to Cambodia to sell their kidneys.
The Jakarta Police, with assistance from the Bekasi city police, recently arrested the low-ranking officer, the immigration officer and 10 traffickers, who are part of a human trafficking ring that prey on vulnerable job seekers.
National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the ongoing investigation into the warrant officer showed that the police would not hesitate to take firm action against their own officers should they be found guilty of involvement in the schemes.
"We are processing the traffickers and the police officer involved in the trafficking scheme. We have never hesitated [to take firm action]," Listyo said on Friday, as quoted from the police news platform.
The officer with the rank of second adjutant inspector from Bekasi city police, identified only by his initials M, allegedly helped the traffickers move from place to place and use burner phones to avoid police investigation, according to Jakarta Police director for general crimes Sr. Comr. Hengki Haryadi.
The warrant officer allegedly received Rp 612 million (US$40,000) for his role. He is now charged with obstructing investigation under the 2007 Human Trafficking Law, which carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
The immigration officer from Bali, who was arrested on July 19, meanwhile, was accused of abusing his power and falsifying documents for victims to travel overseas. For each person he smuggled to Cambodia, the immigration officer received at least Rp 3 million.
