AKBP M Pamen At The South Sulawesi Regional Police Who Is A Suspect In Child Molestation Is Threatened With Dismissal

Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol Komang Suartana (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - The Police Intermediate Officer (Pamen) with the initials AKBP M who has been named a suspect in the case of sexual abuse of minors, is threatened with dishonorable dismissal.

"This is in accordance with the order of the Chief of Police through the Deputy Chief of Police, who will be tried soon," said Head of Public Relations, South Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol Komang Suartana in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Tuesday, March 8.

Currently, the South Sulawesi Police Propam team has prepared an agenda for the trial implementation process. The plan, from the information obtained will be carried out on Thursday (10/3).

"If I'm not mistaken Thursday, according to what was conveyed by the Head of the Propam Polda. The PDTH (Unrespectful Dismissal) Session," said Kombes Komang, quoted from Antara.

The implementation of the PDTH trial, referring to the rules of the Police's professional code of ethics, was addressed to the person concerned because he was considered to have committed a serious violation, so the trial was decided.

"The reason is, firstly, lowering the image of the National Police, secondly committing (immoral) acts of minors, and that has been proven," he asserted.

Regarding criminal sanctions, continued Komang, after the PDTH trial, the legal process will continue in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

"Later after PDTH. This is in the Ditreskrimum process. Everything has been examined by fellow investigators, both the victim's family, witnesses, and the available evidence is equipped to be submitted to the prosecutor's office, (civil trial process)," he added.

The Director of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimum) of the South Sulawesi Police, Kombes Onny Trimurti Nugroho stated, AKBP M had been named a suspect after his party held an internal case, on Friday, March 4, 2020 and immediately detained him.

The person concerned will be charged with article 7 d, in conjunction with article 81 paragraph 1, subsidiary article 81 paragraph 2, Law (UU) number 17 of 2016 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law number 23 of 2002 concerning Protection Children and in conjunction with Article 64 of the Criminal Code regarding continuing acts.

Previously, the IS victim (13 years old) became a victim of abuse by the Pamen Polri after working as a household assistant at the suspect's house, it was discovered by officials from the South Sulawesi Regional Police Ditpolairud since September 2021, until finally he was removed from his position.

IS himself admitted that he had been coerced from November 2021 to February 2022 because he was continuously forced to pay for his education, including paying for his family's living needs.