etapang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sunario was dismissed from his position on Friday and transferred to the West Kalimantan Police as a non-structural officer after a picture of a sign indicating collaboration between the Ketapang Police and the Suzhou Police in Jiangsu, China, went viral on social media. The National Police denied agreeing to such collaboration.
“[Sunario] has been dismissed from his position because he violated the rules,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Muhammad Iqbal said on Friday.
The picture depicts what appears to be a sign at the entrance to an office that establishes the building as a "Joint Police Office". The picture sparked controversy after the National Police denied approving any form of collaboration with the Chinese counterpart. The sign also mentioned the “Ketapang Ecology and Agriculture Forestry Industrial Park”, a company that produces plywood, glue, tapioca starch and clean water, among other things. Chinese investors built the factory and invested Rp 4.5 trillion (US$311,000) into the company. It is located in Sukamaju village, Muara Pawan district, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan.
”Any agreement between the National Police and foreign police is under the authority of the National Police,” Iqbal asserted. “What he did was wrong. That’s why we dismissed him.”
Sunario denied any collaboration with the Suzhou Police. (stu/swd)
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