Yusril: The apparatus that went viral accusing the ice gabus trader will be taken action

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Imipas Yusril Ihza Mahendra gives information to reporters. (ANTARA/HO-Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Imipas RI)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that the police who went viral on social media for accusing cork ice vendors would be dealt with according to the internal procedures of the police.

"Both disciplinary enforcement and ethical violations, up to the possibility that legal action will also be taken against it," said Yusril, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 28.

Yusril asked the public not to worry because police officers could make mistakes in carrying out their duties.

However, Yusril asked the public to still respect law enforcement officers because they have been given the authority by the state and the law to carry out their duties and obligations in the process of enforcing the law.

If there are people who violate the law, he said, the police have the duty to take various legal steps, both in the form of security and law enforcement, for example by making arrests, arrests, investigations, and investigations.

"Detention is the authority of the police," he said.

However, he continued, if the police officers make mistakes, excessive actions, and actions outside the law, then they can also be prosecuted according to their respective levels of error.

Previously, the investigation team from the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate traced the ice-making place in Depok, West Java. After confirming that the food was safe and fit for consumption, the police also sent samples to the Health Service and the National Police Forensic Laboratory.

The result is that there is no use of hazardous materials or PU Foam sponge material as reported and widely circulated in social media.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Roby Heri, said that after all the examinations were declared safe, the trader named Suderajat was sent back home in Depok. The police also replaced the money for the goods that had been secured for inspection.

The TNI and Polri members who were on duty in Kampung Rawa Village, Johar Baru District, Central Jakarta, also admitted that they were too quick to draw conclusions so that they were able to arrest the cork ice seller.

Both of them also apologized deeply, especially to the ice traders on behalf of Suderajat because they were directly affected in the incident. He ensured that there was no intention to harm or tarnish the good name of