JAKARTA - Some time ago, the Head of Propam Polda Kaltara, Kombes Teguh Triawantoro was officially removed from his position by Inspector General Pol. Daniel Adityajaya on April 10.
The case of the dismissal of this middle officer also raises suspicion. Moreover, the removal was carried out when Kombes Teguh Triwantoro was investigating reports of alleged extortion of fuel entrepreneurs by elements from the Tarakan Police.
Because of this, the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) has urged the National Police Chief to be more assertive in the case of the removal of Kombes Teguh Triwantoro.
"The reason is that the removal was allegedly related to the support of the Head of Propam Polda Kaltara in the process of examining the Paminal Police Headquarters for public complaints extorted by the Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Ronaldo Maradona T. PP Siregar and the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tarakan Police AKP Mhd. Khomaini," said IPW chairman Sugeng Teguh Santoso in his official statement, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Ronaldo Maradona himself is the former Bulungan Police Chief who was inaugurated on January 21, 2023 to become the Tarakan Police Chief. Then, the Kaltara Police Chief transferred Kompol Muhammad Husni and Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Bulungan Iptu Mhd. Khumaidi to the Tarakan Police and was united with AKBP Ronaldo Maradona who inaugurated directly on February 8, 2023 as the Main Official of the Tarakan Police, Polda Kaltara.
Then, eight days after being sworn in, the Tarakan Police Chief arrested an illegal fuel ship and then the Police Chief pointed at the businessman to prepare Rp1.5 billion in cash.
At that time, Kombes Teguh Triwantoro had confiscated evidence with several pictures that had been received by IPW showing two people with the initials AB and AL on February 20 carrying backpacks towards the room of the Kapolda Inspector General Daniel Aditya. However, after leaving the room, the backpack was no longer carried.
According to IPW, due to the extortion, the businessman complained to the Head of the Propam Division at the National Police Headquarters so that a Paminal Police team was dispatched, assisted by the Head of Propam Polda Kaltara, to confiscate electronic evidence that recorded the arrival of the two entrepreneurs with a backpack.
IPW also obtained evidence of withdrawal of funds by AB entrepreneurs on February 20 and February 21 which was withdrawn from Bank Mandiri in the amount of IDR 1.7 billion which confirmed evidence that the money was brought to the Kaltara Police Chief's office in the backpack.
Previously, the Head of Propam Kaltara Kombes Teguh Triwantoro was conducting an investigation into the alleged abuse of authority of Iptu Mhd. Khomaini as Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bulungan Police before moving as Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tarakan Police which was reported by advocate complainants from Syamsudin Associates. As a result, Iptu Mhd. Khomaini was proven to have received a sum of money from the complainant's client.
Because of this right, IPW urges the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to eradicate extortion practices carried out by police officers at the Tarakan Police and immediately take firm action against the Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Ronaldo Maradona and AKP Mhd Khomaini and the Kaltara Police Chief in abuse of authority.
IPW also urged to temporarily suspend the Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Ronaldo Maradona, Kasatreskrim AKP Mhd. Khomaini, as well as the North Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Daniel Aditya for objective examination.
The examination must also be carried out on Kombes Teguh Triwantoro in order to get the real facts in order to facilitate the investigation process.
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