North Sulawesi Police Check 2 Nervose Police With Paslon Team

MANADO - Propam Polda North Sulawesi (Sulut) conducted an examination of two policemen on duty at the Minahasa Police who posed with a successful team (timses) of one of the candidate pairs (paslon) for governor-deputy governors, whose photos had gone viral.

The Head of Public Relations of the North Sulawesi Police, Kombes Michael Irwan Thamsil, said that the two members of the National Police had been summoned and an examination was carried out.

"Both of them have been summoned and questioned at the North Sulawesi Regional Police Propam," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 6.

The North Sulawesi Regional Police emphasized that every member of the National Police must uphold neutrality in the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada.

"The rules are clear, every member of the National Police must adhere to the rules regarding the neutrality of the Police in the Election, namely Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Police, Government Regulation Number 2 of 2003 concerning Disciplinary Regulations of Police Members Article 5 letter B, in order to maintain the life of the state and society, members of the National Police are prohibited from carrying out practical political activities. As well as Police Regulation Number 7 of 2022 Article 4 letter H, every National Police official in state ethics must be neutral in political life," he said.

For members of the National Police who commit violations related to the neutrality of the Police in the Pilkada, they will be given legal sanctions.

"The sanctions given can be in the form of a code of ethics, discipline, and criminal sanctions," he said.