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View all search resultsNorth Sumatra Police internal affairs officers relieved of duty for alleged extortions
Two internal affairs officers were questioned separately in Jakarta and Medan to uphold professionalism and transparency in the investigation.
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T
he North Sumatra Police has relieved two of its top internal affairs officers from their positions for allegedly extorting other police officers who were facing ethics cases.
The two officers are being investigated separately. Internal Affairs (Propam) department chief Sr. Comr. JM is being questioned at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta while Internal Security (Paminal) section chief Comr. AC is being questioned at the North Sumatra Police headquarters in Medan.
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North Sumatra Police chief spokesman Sr. Comr. Ferry Walintukan said the investigation processes were conducted separately to ensure they were being done in a professional and independent manner and free from conflicts of interest. He added that questioning sessions were conducted after both officers were relieved from their posts.
“The decision to relieve Propam chief Sr. Comr. Julihan Mustaha and Paminal chief Comr. Agustinus Chandra was a needed organizational step to allow an objective investigation,” Ferry told reporters at the North Sumatra Police headquarters in Medan on Tuesday.
North Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Wishnu Hermawan Februanto relieved both officers after a series of posts on TikTok account @tan_jhonson88 went viral.
The posts contained an open letter from North Sumatra police officers detailing alleged violations conducted both by JM and AC.
