Title: Ex-Director of Metro Jaya’s Narcotics Directorate Among Officers Dismissed for Harassing DWP 2024 Spectators
Article:
In a significant move, the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has dismissed three officers, including a former high-ranking narcotics director, following a investigation into allegations of harassment against spectators at the 2024 Danone World Pillow Fighting (DWP 2024) event in Jakarta. The event was attended by visitors from Malaysia.
Brigjen Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, the National Police’s Public Relations Division head, confirmed that disciplinary hearings were conducted separately by three different Police Commission on Professional Ethics (KKEP) panels against the officers, identified by their initials D, Y, and M.
The marathon hearings, lasting over 12 hours from Tuesday to Wednesday, resulted in the termination of officers D and Y. While officer M’s hearing is still ongoing and will reconvene on Thursday, the results are expected to be announced in a subsequent press conference.
"The Police Commission on Professional Ethics has decided to dismiss officers D and Y with indignity, while the hearing for officer M is still underway and will continue tomorrow," said Brigjen Trunoyudo in a written statement.
The dismissed officer D was identified as Kombes Donald P. Simanjuntak, the former Director of Narcotics in the Metro Jaya Regional Police. Earlier this month, the Metro Jaya Police Chief, Irjen Karyoto, had demoted 34 personnel from the narcotics directorate following the incident.
Initial reports indicated that a total of 45 Malaysian nationals were affected by the alleged harassment, with total misappropriated assets estimated at IDR 2.5 billion (USD 179,000). Following the incident, the suspects were transferred to the Police Professionalism and Security Division (Propam) for further investigation and disciplinary action.
In a commitment to transparency and accountability, the police confirmed that the entire process was monitored by the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) as an external auditing body.
This development underscores the Indonesian National Police’s zero-tolerance stance regarding misconduct among its ranks, particularly in cases involving international visitors and incidents that tarnish the country’s image.
(CNN Indonesia, Jakarta)
[[[[End of Article]
Related reading