18 Members Of The National Police Forming DWP Spectators Will Be Tried For Ethics This Week

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko. (Rizky A-VOI)

JAKARTA - A total of 18 police officers are suspected of being involved in extorting dozens of foreign nationals (WNA) from Malaysia during the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP). They will be tried internally through the Erik Polri Code Commission (KKEP) hearing this week.

"The commitment of the leadership and the Propam Division will take firm action and this week an ethics trial will be carried out," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko when confirmed, Monday, December 30.

However, it was not conveyed in detail about the day of the KKEP trial.

It was only conveyed by the National Police that the commitment to take action against all members who committed violations was only conveyed. Of course, the process will always be transparent.

"Everything is still in the process of being sustainable and transparent with the external from Kompolnas," he said.

In addition, the process of deepening the alleged extortion case was carried out progressively by forming a desk through the Police Attach (Polri) in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, the dozens of policemen were placed in special places or Patsus. This step is also a form of giving witnesses.

The Head of the Propam Police Division, Inspector General Abdul Karim, said that they were placed in a special place while waiting for the ethics judicial process.

"So 18 people and now we have also placed them in a special placement placed in the Propam Headquarters Div," said Karim.

Dozens of police extorted 45 foreigners from Malaysia. In addition, the National Police Propam found evidence of extortion by dozens of police officers reaching Rp2.5 billion.

"I need to clarify this as well. That the amount of evidence that we have secured is 2.5 billion rupiah. So don't let it be like the previous news, which is quite large," said Karim.