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East Java policeman investigated for allegedly deceiving man into gay relationship
East Java Police said on Monday that they would probe the allegations of deception against the police officer, as well as his sexual activities.
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East Java Police headquarters in Surabaya, East Java. (Courtesy of the National Police's Medical and Health Department/File)
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he East Java Police have launched an investigation into a police officer suspected of having deceived a man into a same-sex relationship after photos depicting them being intimate with each other were published on Facebook.
A Facebook account named Bayuangga Probolinggo recently posted photos that purported to show the policeman, an officer with the Probolinggo Police, hugging and kissing another man.
The Facebook account published a post seemingly written by the other man, in which he claimed that the officer had promised to help him join the police force in exchange for a sexual relationship. The officer, however, reportedly broke his promise and threatened the man, prompting the latter to seek help and publish the photos.
East Java Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Trunoyudho Wisnu Andiko said on Monday that they would probe the allegations of deception against the police officer, as well as his sexual activities.
"The investigation is under way," Trunoyudho told The Jakarta Post.
Previously, Probolinggo Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ferdy Irawan said that the unit's internal affairs division had launched an investigation as a result of the allegations, tribunnews.com reported.
However, Trunoyudho said the East Java Police decided to take over the case because they had better cybercrime unit facilities to trace the Facebook post, which has since been taken down by the user.
Although homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, sentiment against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has persisted in the country over the years, including in the police force.
Last year, Central Java Police dismissed a 29-year-old gay policeman because of his sexual orientation. The Semarang State Administrative Court later rejected his lawsuit against his dismissal.
