JAKARTA - Dozens of students who are members of the Pioneer Youth Student Circle (LMPP) held a demonstration in front of the Police Headquarters building, South Jakarta.
They demanded that the police at the National Police Headquarters investigate the alleged involvement of police officers in Malang City regarding the omission of the illegal cigarette business.
The head of the LMPP, Kartika Dewantoro, said that the police officer was suspected of neglecting and escorting the illegal cigarette business located in Sidoarjo, East Java.
"The cigarette manufacturer was once secured by Pasuruan Customs and Excise with evidence of one truck and hundreds of illegal cigarettes without excise. However, the person suspected of being involved in the omission or security of the cigarette production activities was not also secured," said Kartika, Tuesday, January 14.
He explained that apart from being suspected of being a backer of illegal cigarettes in East Java, the police officer is also suspected of having several cigarette manufacturing machines entrusted to several parties working in the field of making illegal cigarettes in the area.
"The one producing in Malang with several different brands. Allegedly from the proceeds of the crime, it is the background for the movement of production and buying and selling illegal cigarettes," he said.
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He suspects that this person has assets spread across Malang City and far exceeds the income of a member of the National Police NCO.
He emphasized that illegal cigarette production activities are very clearly detrimental to the state and burden the state budget in financing its negative impacts.
"Production and circulation of illegal cigarettes continue to erode the cigarette industry market which complies with excise regulations, so that the industry is burdened, threatened with bankruptcy, and has an impact on layoffs," he said.
Kartika explained that the National Police should be able to monitor activities that violate the law and enforce the law in accordance with Law Number 2 of 2002.
"The National Police Propam should be able to respond and strictly follow up on violations of the Police Code of Ethics and the General Crime Law against these individuals," he said.
Kartika demanded that the National Police Chief immediately thoroughly investigate the alleged involvement of members of the Malang Police and Eba excise who were suspected of hiking and facilitating the manufacture of illegal cigarettes without official excise stamps.
"We ask the Propam Division of the National Police Headquarters to immediately summon and examine these individuals because they are suspected of hiking, escorting, and contributing to producing illegal cigarettes," he said.
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