Traffic Police Asks Onions To Change Fines For Tickets, It's Naughty Deliberately Finding Mistakes

Director of Traffic Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Traffic Directorate of Metro Jaya Police said that the traffic police (Polantas) who asked for a sack of onions were deliberately looking for the truck driver's fault. This is known from the results of the examination.

"Yes (intentionally), this is indeed naughty", said Traffic Director of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Sambodo Purnomo to reporters, Wednesday, November 3.

Aipda PDH stopped the trucks. He then finds fault for the money.

"So when you find there is a violation or when you are asked for money, you ask for onions, this is really naughty", said Sambodo.

In addition, Sambodo emphasized that Aipda PDH had received a sanction for transferring duties as Community Service (Yanma). In fact, he had been detained for a while.

"Currently (Aipda PDH) is investigating in the context of this issue", said Sambodo.

Previously, the actions of traffic police officers (Polantas) were circulating on social media who were suspected of carrying out illegal levies (extortion). Where the traffic police officer gave the truck a ticket but instead asked for a sack of onions in exchange for a fine.

The action of the traffic police was uploaded to the Twitter account @Pasifisstate. Later, it was discovered that the alleged extortion took place in the Tangerang area, Banten