Answering ICW's Letter, National Police Propam Calls Raden Brotoseno Sanctioned For Demotion And Apologizes To Leaders

Kadiv Propam Polri Inspector General Ferdy Sambo (Polri Public Relations DOK)

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that Raden Brotoseno had undergone a trial of the Police Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) over the corruption case that dragged his name. The trial decided that the sanction imposed was not dismissal but demotion.

"It is recommended to be transferred to a different position that is demotional in nature," said the Head of the Propam Police Division, Inspector General Ferdy Sambo, in his statement, Monday, May 30.

Demotion is a mutation that is punishable in the form of release of position and echelon reduction as well as transfer to a different position, function, or region.

The imposition of sanctions is also stated in Number: PUT/72/X/2020, dated October 13, 2020.

Then, in that decision, Brotoseno was also given other sanctions such as apologizing to the police leadership, either directly or in writing.

"The violator's obligation is to apologize verbally before the KKEP trial and or in writing to the police leadership," said Sambo.

In the trial process Brotoseno did not file an appeal and accepted all decisions. Thus, the sanction was officially given.

"Brotoseno accepted the decision of the KKEP trial and did not file an appeal," said Sambo.

Raden Brotoseno became the talk of the town for returning to work in the National Police. In fact, he is a recidivist corruption case. Brotoseno was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million for the corruption case of rice field printing in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.

With this decision, Raden Brotoseno has been in detention since 2017. Until finally, he was released on parole since February 2020, and was released purely at the end of September 2020. He was released early because he received a parole program. Raden Brotoseno received a remission of 13 months 25 days.

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) also wrote to the National Police regarding the suspicion that Raden Brotoseno had returned to work in the Bhayangkara corps. "Early last January, ICW sent a letter to the National Police HR Assistant, Inspector General Wahyu Widada, regarding a request for clarification of the status of a member of the National Police on behalf of Raden Brotoseno," said ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a statement, Monday, May 30. Based on the information received, said Kurnia, Raden Brotoseno served in the National Police as an Intermediate investigator for the Criminal Investigation Bureau. In fact, based on the decision of the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court in decision number 26 of 2017, Raden Brotoseno was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison. "Until now the letter from ICW has not been responded to by the Police," he said.