Viral Police Throw Cat Into Trench, Polri: Can Be Charged With Ethical Sanctions

Karo Penmas, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Awi Setiyono (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Photos circulating on social media showing the disgraceful actions of Polri members. Because, he threw a kitten into the ditch.

In the photo uploaded by the @christian_joshuapale Instagram account, it shows a member of the Police who is suspected of being from the Brimob unit. However, at this time the location of the action is not yet known.

Luckily the cat is still safe. The cat swam to shore after being thrown into the ditch by the police.

While confirmed on this matter, Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Awi Setiyono said that his party was still investigating the truth of the incident. If proven, ethical witnesses will be given.

"If it is true that those in the video are members of Brimob, of course they will be dealt with in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations," Awi told reporters, Thursday, November 5.

Awi said, the actions of the members of the National Police were considered to have provoked the Chief of Police Regulation (Perkap) number 14 of 2011 concerning the Police's professional code of ethics and personality ethics as stated in article 11 letter c.

"Every member of the National Police must obey and respect the norms of decency, religious norms, local wisdom values and legal norms," he said.