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North Sumatra Police investigate four officers for alleged extortion
The National Police's deputy head of the Corruption Eradication Division, Brig. Gen. Arief Adiharsa, recently said that the four officers had allegedly "abused their power" by demanding money from suspects during an investigation.
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All too common: A police officer in Jembrana, Bali, extorts a Japanese tourist in December 2019 for a minor traffic violation in this snapshot of footage uploaded to YouTube. (Courtesy of Youtube/style kenji)
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he North Sumatra Police have opened an internal investigation into four officers accused of extorting a vocational school headmaster in Nias Island, continuing a troubling trend of similar scandals in recent months.
North Sumatra Police acting spokesperson Sr. Comr. Yudhi Surya Markus Pinem said that the officers involved, identified only as Comr. RS, Comr. S, Second Insp. M and Brig. B, were all assigned to the corruption sub-directorate at the North Sumatra Police.
"The four officers are being investigated at two separate locations. RS and B are being questioned by the Internal Affairs Division [Propam] at National Police Headquarters in Jakarta, while S and M are undergoing questioning at the North Sumatra Police station in Medan," Yudhi said on Wednesday.
He further stated that investigators are still working to determine the exact amount of money allegedly extorted by the officers, as well as the methods involved.
Earlier, authorities said that RS and B have been detained at National Police Headquarters, while S and M have been temporarily reassigned to the Administrative Services Division at the North Sumatra Police pending the investigation.
The National Police's deputy head of the Corruption Eradication Division, Brig. Gen. Arief Adiharsa, recently said that the four officers had allegedly "abused their power" by demanding money from suspects during an investigation.
He added that the police, in coordination with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), had initially planned a sting operation against the officers, but it was thwarted after the operation was leaked.
