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Mandiangin Police chief removed after clash
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Villagers in Jambi clashed with local police, injuring one policeman and damaging one patrol car on Sunday. (Shutterstock/-)
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andiangin Police chief in Sorolangun regency, Jambi, has been removed from his post following a recent clash between his officers and residents of Rangkiling village.
Jambi Police chief Brig. Gen. Muchlis AS said the decision to replace First Insp. Djamalludin, the district police chief, was made following a mediation between Rangkiling customary leaders and the police.
“This is to prevent similar incidents from occurring again,” Muchlis said on Tuesday.
Djamalludin was deemed responsible for failing to prevent the clash, which started when he and another officer arrested a 30-year-old wanted man and suspect of battery against an employee of a nearby company on Sunday.
The police shot and killed the suspect, who resisted arrest. The six gunshots reportedly startled villagers, who then went after the officers.
The officers fled as a police car arrived at the scene. The villagers allegedly attacked it, injuring a policeman inside the vehicle.
The Army immediately sent dozens of soldiers to help the police secure the crime scene.
On Monday, the situation in the area gradually returned to normal, with a number of police officers guarding the scene, said Jambi Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Kuswahyudi Tresnadi.
The family of the dead suspect, however, will press ahead with their plan to report the incident to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). (kuk/ipa)
