TNI Puspom Detains Major Dedi Who Brings Dozens Of Soldiers Geruduk Medan Polrestabes

Kapuspen TNI Admiral TNI Julius Widjojono at TNI Headquarters, Jakarta, Friday (21/4/2023). (ANTARA/Narda Margaretha Sinambela)

The TNI Military Police Center (Puspom) detained a middle-ranking TNI officer member of Kodam I/Bukit Barisan, Major Dedi Hasibuan, in Jakarta, to be questioned regarding his arrival with dozens of TNI soldiers to the Medan Police Headquarters, North Sumatra, last week.

"It's true that he was detained," said Head of the Indonesian Armed Forces Information Center (Kapuspen) Rear Admiral (Laksda) Julius Widjojono as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 8.

Kapuspen has not been able to mention the detention and examination related to disciplinary violations or criminal violations.

Julius said the investigation of Major Dedi was still ongoing. Major Dedi is currently serving as Head of the Law Section at the Kodam I/Bukit Barisan Legal Unit.

TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono previously ordered his staff to summon and examine Major Hasibuan. He also instructed the TNI Puspom Commander to oversee the investigation.

The Commander, on the same occasion, assessed that Major Dedi's actions at the Medan Polrestabes were unethical.

"I think it is unethical for TNI soldiers to be like that," said the TNI Commander.

Major Dedi Hasibuan along with several other TNI soldiers came to the Medan Polrestabes Headquarters, last Saturday (5/8) to request a suspension of detention of a suspect with the initials ARH.

Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Kombes Hadi Wahyudi, explained that the arrival was aimed at coordination.

"Yes, that's right, he came to the Medan Police Criminal Investigation Unit to coordinate regarding the request for a suspension of detention, one of the ARH suspects is the family of Major Dedi Hasibuan," Hadi said in his official broadcast, Sunday (6/8).

He said the arrival was a normal event.

"We, the TNI and Polri are solid, everything is always well coordinated. That the task of the Police is to serve all parties," he said.

The arrival of Major Dedi, whose recordings can be found in several local media and national media, has been in the spotlight of several parties, including the Chairman of Commission I of the DPR RI and the Civil Society Coalition.