DPR Asks National Police Chief To Give Heavy Sanctions To Police Involved In Gambling And Drug Business

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JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR has asked the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to impose severe sanctions on members of the police who are involved in the gambling and drug business in the community.

Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Andi Rio Idris Padjalangi, emphasized that gambling and drug trafficking should not be rampant and increasingly difficult to eradicate because there are police officers who are 'playing'. "Give a deterrent effect to the perpetrators or the officers involved. decreased because there are individuals involved, such as the last case that occurred with the Narcotics Head in Karawang," Andi Rio told reporters, Tuesday, August 23. on land increasingly rampant in the community. Coupled with the development of technology, making online gamblers and drugs an entry point for them to facilitate the illicit business.

According to him, the Indonesian National Police must be able to prevent and eradicate by conducting cross-sectoral cooperation so that it is faster and easier to uncover and arrest the perpetrators. " he said. Therefore, the Golkar Legislator supports the steps taken by the National Police Chief who ordered his staff to eradicate the gambling and drug business.

"We should support the steps of the National Police Chief, lest law enforcement officers get involved and protect the perpetrators of bookies and drugs just for the sake of making profits without thinking about the future of the nation's generation," said Andi Rio. The police chief's firm orders were only heard and the winds passed for his staff," he added.