Issues And Answers Behind The Mutation Of The South Jakarta Criminal Investigation Unit

JAKARTA - Rotations or mutations of public office are carried out in ministries or institutions such as the Police. Periodically, each member will be rotated for a certain level of education or position in an effort to refresh the institution.

Not infrequently, mutations are made to Polri members who are involved in problems as a form of punishment. This week, Polda Metro Jaya dismissed Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of South Jakarta Police, AKBP Andi Sinjaya Ghalib from his post. He is currently assigned as the Koorgadik of the Polda Metro Jaya State Police School (SPN).

Andi Sinjaya's mutation process is stated in the Telegram (ST) Letter Number ST / 13 / I / KEP / .2020, dated January 8, 2020, signed by Karo SDM Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Mardiyono. The name of AKBP Andi Sinjaya's replacement is AKBP Mochammad Irwan Susanto, who previously served as Head of Sub-Head of the Provos for Bidpropam Polda Metro Jaya.

Word got out that the transfer of AKBP Andi Sinjaya's position was carried out because there were indications of extortion and abuse of authority in the handling of a case. The news was first delivered by the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW).

The name Andi Sinjaya was linked by IPW who said that the South Jakarta Police investigator was transferred after extorting Rp1 billion in the handling of a case.

"IPW appreciates the Police for removing the South Jakarta police investigator who asked the reporter for Rp1 billion," said IPW Presidum Chairman Neta S. Pane in his statement, Monday, January 13.

It said the case file was complete or P21. However, in the case recorded in the number Sp.Sidik / 592 / IV / 2018 / South Jakarta Reskrim, on April 16 2018 with suspects MY and Sul, never transferred to the Prosecutor's Office.

Rebuttal from the Jakarta Police

Head of Public Relations at Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus, denied the information that AKBP Andi Sinjaya Ghalib was removed from his position as Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for South Jakarta Police, regarding the issue of extortion. He emphasized that the mutation and rotation processes are purely carried out to refresh the institution.

"I don't understand, I don't know (about the issue of extortion). Only yesterday I straightened it out that he was not removed, (but) an ordinary transfer," said Kombes Yusri when confirmed.

Not only that, Yusri also gave an example if a member of the Police was rotated on the grounds that he was involved in a problem, then the telegram would provide the information concerned in the context of the investigation.

"For example, Yusri Yunus was removed from the Polda Metro Jaya Regional Police for examination, right?" Said Yusri as an example.