Coordinating Minister Mahfud MD Praises The National Police Chief Who Wants To Learn Polemic AKBP Brotoseno Becomes A Police Again

Raden Brotoseno. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD spoke about the polemic of AKBP Brotoseno. He appreciated the steps taken by the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who will revise the rules so that a review of the results of the ethics trial can be carried out.

AKBP Brotoseno some time ago became a polemic in the community. The reason is that he is still an active member of the National Police after being arrested due to being entangled in a corruption case.

"The National Police responded and coordinated with me as the Head of Kompolnas, which in the end resulted in a good decision by the National Police Chief. First, will revise the decision on the appointment of Brotoseno," Mahfud said in a written statement quoted on Saturday, June 11.

"Second, changing the rules of the National Police and making regulations for the Chief of Police. I said it was good. It was responsive. I as the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security and the Head of Kompolnas really appreciate it," he added.

Not only that, the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) also said the steps taken by Listyo were in line with the results of a meeting with senior police officers at his office on June 3. At that time, Mahfud chaired the meeting as Chairman of the National Police.

"At that time, it was agreed that the Police would revise the rules," said Mahfud.

Brotoseno is a member of the National Police with the rank of Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police (AKBP). He had served in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

In the course of his career, Brotoseno stumbled upon a corruption case in rice field printing in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.

Based on the results of the trial at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court in decision number 26 of 2017, Raden Brotoseno was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of IDR 300 million.

With this decision, Raden Brotoseno has been in detention since 2017. Until finally, he was released on parole since February 2020, and was released purely at the end of September 2020. He was released early because he received a parole program. Raden Brotoseno received a remission of 13 months 25 days.

After his release, Brotoseno returned to duty in the Bhayangkara Corps. Because, he was not fired from the Police institution. Based on the results of the professional ethics trial, Brotoseno was only sentenced to a demotion.