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Police confiscate Rp 4.78b from S. Sumatra Police personnel suspected of bribery
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The National Police’s (Polri) internal affairs division (Propam) has confiscated Rp 4.78 billion (US$359,159.28) from eight South Sumatra Police personnel suspected to have committed bribery in the recruitment process of Polri members in 2015. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
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he National Police’s (Polri) internal affairs division (Propam) has confiscated Rp 4.78 billion (US$359,159.28) from eight South Sumatra Police personnel suspected to have committed bribery in the recruitment process of Polri members in 2015.
“We confiscated the money from several bank accounts,” National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Rikwanto said as quoted by kompas.com in Jakarta on Friday.
Of the total, Rp 2.38 billion was confiscated from the South Sumatra Police’s medical and health division head, who was identified only as Adj. Sr. Comr. S, while Rp 1.73 billion was seized from the police’s psychology division head, identified only as Adj. Sr. Comr. EK. The remainder was taken from six other recruitment officials.
The amount of money collected from each applicant remains unknown. “We haven’t yet looked into the details,” said Rikwanto.
Propam also confiscated several mobile phones, bank account books, land certificates, vehicle ownership documents (BPKB) and data in computers as evidence.
The eight police personnel were undergoing questioning at the Propam headquarters in Jakarta. Among methods allegedly used by the suspects to extort money included fictitious assistance that they claimed would help the applicants in passing the recruitment exams.
Rikwanto said the suspects might face sanctions for violating the code of ethics if proven guilty. “They could be demoted. They could also lose their rights to earn higher ranks, promotions and pursue higher education. In the worst case, they could be dismissed without honor,” he said. (hol/ebf)
