Harassing Student, Police Officer Fired

Bripka BT Removed from His Position/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The South Kalimantan Regional Police have officially fired a police officer who carried out immoral acts, Bripka BT, marked by the removal of his official uniform during the Disrespectful Dismissal Ceremony (PTDH) led by the Banjarmasin Police Chief Kombes Pol Sabana A. Martosumito. The police officer committed an immoral act against a student. Faculty of Law, University of Lambung Mangkurat (ULM). "From today onwards, the person concerned will officially no longer have the status of a member of the National Police and will become an ordinary civilian," said Sabana Police Chief to reporters after the PTDH ceremony against Bripka BT at the Banjarmasin Police Headquarters, Saturday, January 29. Antara, he explained that the Police's obligations had been completed in taking firm action against unscrupulous members who committed these serious violations. Since the immoral incident occurred, he said, the perpetrators have been directly processed internally in the Propam Sector of the South Kalimantan Police until they undergo a police code of ethics trial on December 2, 2021 with the recommendation of PTDH. .

After that, the perpetrator filed an appeal and the results of the appeal hearing on Thursday (27/1) rejected the perpetrator's appeal and upheld the PTDH decision until the South Kalimantan Police Chief Decree No. Kep/23/I/2022 dated January 28, 2022 concerning PTDH from the National Police Service was issued on behalf of Bripka BT. "We strongly condemn the actions of the perpetrators and cannot be tolerated because they are not in line with the precise figure of the National Police as well as the National Police Chief's program," said Sabana. In addition to internal sanctions in the form of dismissal, the perpetrators have also been sentenced to 2 years and 6 months on January 11, 2022 by the Banjarmasin District Court. The defendant was found guilty of committing an immoral crime as referred to in Article 286 of the Criminal Code regarding sexual intercourse with a woman who is not his wife while it was known that the woman was unconscious or helpless. The PTDH ceremony was also attended by student representatives from the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Law, ULM, who previously held a solidarity action in front of the South Kalimantan Attorney General's Office on Thursday (27/1).