Highlighting DWP Case, House Of Representatives Commission III Wants Police: Don't Take Advantage Of Drug Examination For Extortion

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR RI from the PKB faction, Abdullah also highlighted the extortion case against 45 Malaysians who watched the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) concert at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on December 13-15, last. He reminded the police not to use drug checks to blackmail the public.

This news was busy after Malaysians enlivened the case in the digital world. They admitted that initially the police asked them to undergo a drug test, but after that they were asked for money with a nominal value of Rp. 2.5 billion.

"In fact, there are victims who have tested negative, but are still extorted. If they don't want to pay, they will be detained. This is the mode carried out and the victims have voiced it," Abdullah said, Saturday, December 28.

Actually, Abdullah continued, drug examination is a good step to prevent drug trafficking and has become the duty of the police. However, according to him, a good step was damaged because it was misused by extorting or asking for money from those who underwent drug tests.

"So, I ask that drug checks not be used to extort the public. Moreover, these victims are foreign nationals. Obviously, it will be more crowded," said the legislator from the Central Java VI electoral district.

Gus Abduh, as he is known, appreciated the Propam Division of the National Police Headquarters for taking quick steps by examining all the alleged perpetrators and conducting an ethics trial for the police who were suspected of extortion. Of course, he said, the perpetrators must be dealt with firmly and subject to sanctions in accordance with the actions they took.

"Extortion is a crime that should not be tolerated. So, the perpetrators can be fired and sentenced to a crime," said Gus Abduh.

"Moreover, for superiors who give orders for extortion, they must be punished more severely. Because they ordered their subordinates to commit crimes," he added.

For information, there are three officers with the rank of adjunct commissioner of the police (AKBP) who are suspected of being involved in the extortion of DWP spectators from Malaysia. Gus Abduh assessed that these officers must be held accountable for their actions.

"They have tarnished the image of the police and the good name of Indonesia in the eyes of the world. They must be firmly sanctioned. This must be a lesson," concluded Gus Abduh.