Tamansari Demo, Two Members Of The Legal Police

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JAKARTA - The chaos in the eviction of settlements in Tamansari, Bandung was marked by repressive actions by the police. The National Police has investigated the incident and asked its members for information. Currently, 62 personnel have been questioned, some of which are suspected of having committed violations.

Head of National Police DivHumas Penum Kombes Asep Adi Saputra said two members of the West Java Regional Police were strongly suspected of violating the security Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). So that at this time they are still being asked for information.

"Then two of them are strongly suspected of having committed disciplinary violations while carrying out the activities to secure the evictions," said Asep in Jakarta, Tuesday, December 17. However, it did not say the context of the violations committed by the two police officers.

Meanwhile, regarding the dozens of civilians who were also secured, it was said that they were not Tamansari residents or the location of eviction. Thus, investigators are still investigating the reasons for a group of people who were involved in the rioting during the eviction.

"That these 25 people are not local residents. So they are immigrants," said Asep.

So that there is an assumption that dozens of people come from anarcho groups who often infiltrate the crowd and make a scene. It's just that, until now, this assumption has not been confirmed.

"This person is indeed a person suspected of committing anarchist act. But to this day, the anarcho group is not specific. Therefore now investigators are conducting an in-depth study of this matter," said Asep.

Previously, the efforts of the Bandung City Government (Pemkot) to convert densely populated settlements in the Tamansari area into Row Houses (Rudet) resulted in rejection. The eviction of residents' settlements ended in chaos.

Residents at these locations fought back so that clashes with officers were inevitable. Thursday, December 12, was the peak of the people's anger. The police and residents were eventually involved in the throwing action.

In fact, recently it has gone viral on social media related to acts of violence committed by elements of the police during the eviction. The National Police also investigated the cause of the incident.