The Story Of The National Police Chief General Hoegeng Rejects Luxury Homes From Bandar Judi

The former National Police Chief, General Hoegeng Imam Santoso, is always remembered as an honest police officer. (NationalArchievement of the Republic of Indonesia)

JAKARTA - Medan City was once considered the estuary of all crime. Corruption, smokel (smuggling), and gambling are in it. The National Police also often use Medan as a 'test case' for quality police officers. Former National Police Chief, General Hoegeng Imam Santoso had felt it.

He revealed that serving as the head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Sumatra Police (North Sumatra) was not easy. There are many challenges. However, Hoegeng's faith is strong. He rejects all forms of bribery, including bribes from gambling dealers who want to give him a house and a luxury car.

Hoegeng's dedication is that there are no two police officers. He often carries out his duties well if not to be said to be brilliant. The narrative reached the first National Police Chief who was also a Hoegeng teacher at a police school, Raden Said Soekanto. The number one person in the National Police immediately asked Hoegeng to eradicate corruption, smuggling, and gambling in Medan.

He was given a classy position: Head of the North Sumatra Police Criminal Investigation. The challenge from Soekanto was heeded by Hoegeng. Hoegeng and his family then left for Medan by ship in early 1956. He could not wait to immediately unravel the criminal problems of Medan City. He understands the consequences. If successful in the test case area, it is called brilliant. On the other hand, if it fails.

Instead of struggling to find the culprit, Hoegeng actually witnessed the owner of an illicit business from the boss of a smokel to Bandar judi teasing him to accept bribes at the Belawan port. Hoegen's arrival was greeted with great fanfare by the group, in Hoegeng's language called China Medan.

They also claimed to have prepared Hoegeng a house and a luxury car. In fact, if they did not leave a business card to be contacted at any time. However, Hoegeng refused. He prefers to stay temporarily in the hotel until the official residence he will occupy is completely vacated by his predecessor.

China Medan also carried out other studies. They tried to fill Hoegeng's official house with all kinds of luxurious furniture. Again Hoegeng refused the bribe raw. All the luxury furniture was removed from his official residence. No exception.

China the briber is really badung. Without disturbing his presence, the police officers who helped and the workers I ordered to force the goods that didn't belong to me to the side of the road in front of the house: piano, cupboards, tables, and chairs. guests, buckets, dining tables, refrigerators, radios, tape recordrs, Opposite, and something else!

Unfortunately, we actually threw away the luxurious luxury furniture that we couldn't buy on our own. Especially if we wanted to take the house and car for the previous prize prize! However, it is better than me to violate the mandate of my late father and betray the oath of office as law enforcers in this republic," Hoegeng explained as written by Abrar Yusra and Ramadhan KH in the book Hoegeng: Ideal Police and Reality (1993).

Hoegeng's achievements in Medan are not only about his courage to refuse bribes. He worked hard to eradicate crimes that had been eating away at the city of Medan from the beginning. One by one the problems of smuggling and gambling were eradicated.

Not only that, members of the police and military who are backers of criminal activities have also been dealt with. Hoegeng's actions were none other than because he wanted to immediately rid the Police of corrupt members. As ordered by Soekanto.

Hoegeng's firmness makes him have many enemies. All his might and efforts were made to reduce Hoegeng's role in Medan. From fighting Hoegeng with black magic to attempted murder. That effort was unsuccessful. Hoegeng's firmness did not relax a bit.

In fact, Hoegeng's firmness bore fruit. His legacy in Medan is second to none. He became the most well-known figure in Medan. People took their hats off because of Hoegeng's courage to fight smuggling, gambling, and corruption in the city of Medan.

The legacy lasts a long time and is said continuously from generation to generation. It is said that there is an honest police officer who has served in Medan. Hoegeng Imam Santoso, his name.

Besides, Mr. Hoegeng himself, right, served in North Sumatra for a long time. In the late 1950s, he served as Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Sumatra Police. Until I served in Medan, Pak Hoegeng's name was very popular among the people of North Sumatra. I heard a lot of good impressions from the public about him.

Pak Hoegeng has acted decisively against the perpetrators of crimes and lawbreakers, especially gambling and smuggling. He knows no compromise against the perpetrators of these crimes. From there, I increasingly know him as a police leader who is honest, clean, and full of dedication," said junior Hoegeng, who has also been the National Police Chief, General Widodo Budidarmo in the book Hoegeng: A Cooling Oase in the Middle of Corrupt Behavior of National Leaders (2009).