Commission III Of The House Of Representatives Calls Dismissal Of The Director Of Drugs In The Aftermath Of Extorting DWP Spectators Is Right

Kombes Donald Parlaungan Simanjuntak (doc Polda Metro Jaya)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR RI from the PKB faction, Abdullah said that the dismissal of the Director of Drugs at the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Donald Parlaungan Simanjuntak, who was proven to have blackmailed the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) from Malaysia, was correct. Because the dismissal was supported by a number of evidences.

It is known, in the Police Code of Ethics Commission (KKEP) session which was held on Tuesday, December 31, there were three members of the National Police who were tried. The KKEP trial presented dozens of witnesses, both mitigating and aggravating witnesses.

In addition to firing Donald, the National Police's Professional and Security Division (Propam) also decided to dishonorably terminate (PTDH) against one other police officer. However, the police's name has not been mentioned.

"So, the dismissal has been supported by a lot of evidence. That is the right step," Abdullah said, Thursday, January 2.

The legislator for the Central Java VI electoral district assessed that the National Police could not arbitrarily decide the dismissal of its members. The decision, according to him, must be based on very strong evidence.

Moreover, Abdullah said, Donald was the superior of the police who were suspected of extorting DWP spectators, with the mode of drug testing. He said that drug tests are actually a good thing, but it will be not good when misused.

Therefore, the man who is familiarly called Gus Abduh emphasized that the ethics trial must be continued to other perpetrators and also carried out transparently. He appealed that no one should cover up the trial, so that all people know what really happened.

"There is no suspicion in the community. The ethics trial must be transparent. Our society is getting smarter and more critical," said Gus Abduh.

In addition, Gus Abduh added, the implementation of the ethics trial should not be selective. He reminded that there should be no different or special treatment of the perpetrators.

"They must get the same treatment in the ethics trial. Those who are proven to have violated ethics must be subject to sanctions," he said.

"After the ethics trial, the perpetrators must also be sentenced to criminal penalties. The criminal act of extortion has been regulated in Article 368 and Article 36 of the Criminal Code (KUHP). Moreover, the money from extortion is quite large, reaching Rp 2.5 billion," continued Gus Abduh.

Gus Abduh said the perpetrators not only tarnished the good name of the Police, but had damaged Indonesia's image in the eyes of the world.

"Because what they extort is not an Indonesian citizen, but a Malaysian citizen. The international community will think that Indonesia, especially the police, is a extortionist and immoral. In fact, extortion is only carried out by a number of police officers, not the police as an institution," he concluded.