Inspector General Napoleon Confides As Criminalization Victim Of Joko Tjandra Bribery: Manifestation Of Desire For Gossip For The Spirit Of The Institution

Illustration-Corruption Court Building at the Central Jakarta District Court (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte called himself a victim of criminalization in the bribery case for the removal of red notice for Joko Tjandra.

He conveyed this statement when the trial continued with a plea or pledoi agenda for charges of imprisonment for 3 years.

"That we have become victims of criminalization through social media which has triggered malpractice in law enforcement," Napoleon said at the trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Monday, February 22.

The criminalization and malpractice mentioned above are baseless law enforcement. This is because the legal action that ultimately led to him being dragged down was only because of the decline in the image of the institution after Joko Tjandra was arrested.

"The massive public gossip is due to cynicism against power, which has generalized each symbol as an outlet for the desire to give back,"

"Thus triggering malpractice in law enforcement in the name of maintaining the dignity of the institution," continued Napoleon.

In fact, on that occasion, Napoleon said that all these problems started when Joko Tjandra entered Indonesia on June 5, 2020. His arrival had an impact on massive news coverage.

"Then it was greeted by mass media coverage on a national scale, since mid-June 2020, which accused the Indonesian government, especially the law enforcers, had been cheated," he explained.

This, said Napoleon, was exacerbated by the appearance of a photo showing a COVID-19 free certificate with the names Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo, Joko Tjandra, and Anita Kolopaking. The letter also contained the signature of the National Police's Medicine and Health Center.

Thus, trust in the National Police institution has decreased. Because there is an opinion that the National Police is the culprit in the series of cases of Joko Tjandra.

"There have been public accusations to the National Police considered to be the culprit of tarnishing the government's authority is due to the weakness of the state's legal apparatus," he said.