PK AKBP Brotoseno Ethics Session Closer, National Police Chief Officially Forms 'General' Team

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has officially formed a code of ethics commission for the review (PK) of the results of the National Police Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) AKBP Raden Brotoseno. This formation was based on the recommendation of the research team.

"A code of ethics commission has been formed according to the recommendation from the verification team," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Tuesday, June 28.

With the formation of this code of ethics commission team, the PK process will be carried out immediately. Thus, the ethics trial against AKBP Raden Brotoseno will be repeated.

The code of ethics commission team will consist of the Inspector General of Police Inspector General Agung Budi Maryoto, Head of the Propam Division Inspector General Ferdy Sambo, As Human Resources Police Inspector General Wahyu Widada, and Kadivkum Polri Inspector General Remigius Sigid Tri Hardjanto.

"We will immediately work and conduct a retrial regarding the code of ethics decision that has been decided in 2020," said Dedi.

However, details have not been conveyed regarding the timing of the re-trial, including the trial process being held openly or closed.

Dedi only emphasized that later, the results of the court's decision would be conveyed. Because the Police will uphold the element of transparency in handling cases.

"Yes, when it is clear from the Head of the Propam Division, it will be conveyed to friends. The important thing is that the results will also be conveyed, it cannot be covered up. The results will definitely be conveyed," said Dedi.

Brotoseno is a member of the National Police with the rank of Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police (AKBP). He had served in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

In the course of his career, Brotoseno stumbled upon a corruption case in rice field printing in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.

Based on the results of the trial at 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 and a fine of IDR 300 million.

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.

After his release, Brotoseno returned to duty in the Bhayangkara Corps. Because, he was not fired from the Police institution. Based on the results of the professional ethics trial, Brotoseno was only sentenced to a demotion.