Police Headquarters Monitors Cases Of Persecution Of Tempo Journalists In Surabaya, Propam Involved

National Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police Headquarters is overseeing the handling of cases of alleged violence against Tempo journalists in Surabaya, Nurhadi. Currently, case handling has entered the pre-reconstruction stage.

"The National Police Headquarters will monitor the handling carried out by the East Java Regional Police," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Wednesday, March 31.

In handling it, the police did not only investigate the alleged violence against Tempo journalists. The East Java Regional Police also investigated the abuse of authority by the reported party, namely members of the National Police.

"The problem has been and is being handled by the East Java Regional Police Propam," he said.

Previously, the Head of Criminal Investigation of the National Police, Komjen Agus Andrianto, emphasized that he had reminded the East Java Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Nico Afinta, to fully handle the case of alleged violence against Tempo correspondent, Nurhadi.

"I have reminded the police chief to handle it well," said Komjen Agus to VOI, Monday, March 29.

Agus said that the reporting of cases of violence against Tempo journalists had been officially received by the East Java Regional Police. Report received by SPKT with Police Report Number: LP-B / 176 / III / RES.1.6 / 2021 / UM / SPKT Polda East Java.

The reported party in this case is Purwanto, who is suspected of being a member of the East Java Regional Police.

This case of violence started when Nurhadi, who is a Tempo correspondent in Surabaya, East Java, was investigating an alleged bribery case at the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, on March 27.

At that time, officials related to the cases handled by the KPK were at the Samudra Bumimoro building. So, Nurhadi tried to get the explanation.

But suddenly a number of people approached the correspondent for Tempo. His cellphone was confiscated, and he was physically threatened. The victim also experienced violence.

After experiencing the violence, the victim was taken home at 01.10 WIB, Sunday, March 28