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Kompolnas urges sanctioning Makassar officers for alleged extortion, assault
In the latest extortion scandal to rock the National Police, its oversight body has demanded strict punishment for six Makassar officers alleged of illegally arresting, assaulting and extorting a South Sulawesi man late last month.
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he National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has called for sanctioning six officers in South Sulawesi who allegedly extorted and assaulted a local resident, the latest in a series of extortion scandals to batter the National Police in recent months.
Kompolnas commissioner Mohammad Choirul Anam said the actions alleged of the six officers had tarnished the reputation of the police force, and that strict sanctions were necessary as a deterrent to others.
“We need to impose strict punishment to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future,” Anam said on Wednesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
Yusuf Saputra, a 20-year-old resident of Boddia village in Takalar regency, said six officers from the Makassar Police extorted and assaulted him on May 27.
Yusuf said the police officers arrested him without a warrant at around 10 p.m. while he was visiting a local night market.
“They pointed a gun at my head and hit me multiple times. The officers then transported me to a secluded location using a car,” he added.
According to Yusuf’s account, the policemen proceeded to strip him and bind his hands. They then forced him to confess to using drugs and possessing the synthetic tobacco that one officer had planted on him. The assault lasted for around seven hours.
