After Afif Maulana's Death In Padang, West Sumatra Police Chief Reported To Police Propam

West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Suharyono during an interview in Padang, Friday (21/6/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Advocacy Team for the Anti-Terrorism Civil Society Coalition reported that the West Sumatra Police Chief (West Sumatra) Inspector General Suharyono was related to the alleged ethical violation of the Afif Maulana death case. Suharyono was not alone because his subordinates were also reported, namely the Padang Police Head of Criminal Investigation Unit and the Jatantras Head of the Padang Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

"On today's agenda, we have just reported the alleged violators of the code of ethics carried out by the West Sumatra Police Chief, the Padang Police Kasatreskrim and a Jatanras queue from the Padang Police Detective Unit," said Head of the Law Division of Kontras Andrie Yunus, Wednesday, July 3.

Not only that, the party who is part of the Advocacy Team for the Anti-Terrorism Civil Society Coalition also submitted a request for incidental supervision to the head of the Bareskrim Polri Investigation Bureau (kawawasidik). The request is related to the investigation and investigation of the alleged abuse and torture experienced by Afif Maulana.

"Reports of continuous complaints with our application efforts to the Bureauwasidik. Why? Because during the legal process carried out by the Padang Police and the West Sumatra Police, we saw many irregularities that led to ethical violations," he said.

Andrie explained that the continuity, such as the West Sumatra Regional Police and their staff conducted in-depth investigations, investigations, and investigations into cases of torture that caused Afif Maulana to die. However, the West Sumatra regional police chief led the public opinion to find out who went viral in the case.

It is known that Afif's victim was found dead floating in the Batang Kuranji River, Padang, West Sumatra on June 9, 2024. When found, there were bruises on the victim's back and stomach.

From the investigation of the Padang legal aid agency and the testimony of witnesses at the location, Afif and several of his colleagues were accused of a brawl and were later subjected to many acts of torture by members of the Sabhara Polda West Sumatra.