JAKARTA: Jakarta police have reassigned 34 officers within the newest fallout over allegations of mistreatment of attendees at a dance music competition this month.
The incident has already seen the arrest of 18 officers and a public apology from a minister.
The 18 detainees face ethics hearings subsequent week and are amongst 34 reassigned, based on native information outlet Kompas.
Jakarta Police Chief Karyoto introduced the reassignment in a round on Thursday (December 26). It impacts center and low-ranking officers primarily within the anti-drug unit, the Jakarta Globe information outlet reported.
Although there may be an ongoing inside investigation into police conduct on the Djakarta Warehouse Project music competition, held in central Jakarta from December 13 to fifteen, the round doesn’t explicitly reference it.
The crackdown on legislation enforcement follows complaints from netizens that that they had extorted cash from the music competition.
According to live performance organizer Ismaya Live, the occasion was attended by over 10,000 individuals from over 52 nations. About 450 cops have been deployed, the Jakarta Globe reported.
According to some on-line stories, the officers had extorted cash by forcing contributors to endure drug checks and threatening to press prison costs even when the take a look at outcomes got here again damaging.
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But based on investigations by the Indonesian Police Professional and Security Division (Propam), which oversees the enforcement of self-discipline, legislation and order of police personnel, a complete of 45 Malaysians have been victims of alleged extortion in the course of the occasion.
The nationwide police’s chief inspector normal of inside affairs, Abdul Karim, additionally confirmed that 2.5 billion rupees ($153,977) had been seized “as proof” from cops accused of intimidating festival-goers.
“We will take extreme measures if they’re confirmed responsible,” he stated at a information convention on Tuesday. The policemen concerned are from completely different districts in Central Jakarta and the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, he added.
If discovered responsible of significant moral violations, the officers may very well be fired from the police power, the Jakarta Globe reported. Abdul Karim additionally hinted at the potential of a separate prison investigation.
Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana apologized for the incident, which he described as a setback within the authorities’s efforts to advertise Indonesia as a world-class tourism hub.
“We hope this serves as a key lesson to make sure such incidents don’t occur once more, preserving Indonesia’s optimistic picture on the worldwide stage,” Widiyanti stated on Monday.
Concert organizer Ismaya Live additionally apologized on social media on December 18 and is cooperating with authorities within the matter.
