The incident came to light as the National Police face widespread public scrutiny for a separate extortion scandal at the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival last month.
he Bali Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) detained two low-ranking police officers on Wednesday in connection with the alleged extortion of a Colombian tourist.
The incident came to light as the National Police face widespread public scrutiny for a separate extortion scandal at the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival last month.
Bali Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy said investigators had made the arrest after finding sufficient evidence that the two officers, identified only as First Adj. Insp. GKS and First Adj. Insp. S, had violated the police's code of ethics.
"We are still questioning both officers. If they are found guilty, they will be punished in accordance with the prevailing rules," he said in a statement on Tuesday, as quoted by Kompas.
According to Ariasandy, the incident took place on Jan. 5, when a female Colombian tourist, identified only by her initials SGH, visited Kuta Police Station in Badung regency to report a robbery.
She told officers GKS and S that an unidentified individual had snatched her iPhone 14 Pro Max on Jl. Uluwatu in Badung regency. The officers directed her to file a report with the South Kuta Police, as the incident fell within their jurisdiction.
SGH explained that she was unable to do so because she was in a hurry to catch a flight home. She requested that GKS and S issue a lost property report instead so that she could file an insurance claim upon returning to her home country.
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