Polri Will Take Firm Action On Its Members If It Is Indicated That They Are LGBT

Head of Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General Argo Yuwono (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The National Police confirms that they will take firm action against members who are proven to be involved in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group. The statement responded to the issue of the existence of LGBT groups within the National Police.

"If this happens, of course the National Police will act decisively," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono to reporters, Friday, October 16.

Strict repression of members of the National Police regarding LGBT based on the Chief of Police Regulation Number 14 of 2011 concerning the Polri's Professional Code of Ethics.

In Article 11 letter C, the remedy states that every member of the National Police is obliged to obey and respect the norms of morality, religious norms, values, local wisdom norms, and legal norms.

"Because there are already legal regulations for those who violate the code of ethics, of course, is waiting," he said.

But, continued Awi, for now there is no information regarding this matter. The Division of Professionals and Security (Propam) is investigating the truth of the issue.

"We are still waiting for the case from Propam Polri regarding how the reports have developed so far," he said.

The issue of LGBT within the TNI and Polri evaporated after the Chief of the Military Chamber of the Supreme Court (MA) Major General Purnawirawan Burhan Dahlan conveyed about the existence of LGBT groups in the TNI-Polri environment.