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BERITA MAIN REPORTS UTAMA Aceh Movement) negotiators in Aceh were also accused as terrorists. But the outcome would be different when it was POLRI who had committed the crimes/violations. POLRI is more confident in their internal mechanism. They would ignore the public court mechanism when they took corrective actions towards the crimes/ violations they committed. POLRI recorded that during the 2003-2004 period, there were 1,308 POLRI Violation Cases solved. Out of the 1,308 cases, only 272 of them tried at public courts. The rest was settled by their internal mechanism; 622 were brought to the disciplinary court, 414 were brought to the Commission of Ethics (KKE) Court. POLRI lives as if they are in a soundproof room (read: ignoring the sense of justice and applicable laws, such as Law on the Court of HAM). In UMI Makassar case, the police officers who had committed violence and firearm abuses were only subjected to internal sanctions of confinement and administrative (rank) sanctions. Also in Manggarai and Bulukumba cases, the police officers were only removed from their positions by their sectoral police heads (Kapolsek)/resort police heads (Kapolres). These examples prove how POLRI think that they need not be punished when they have committed wrongdoings towards the public. It creates a really deep concern when law is worthless and violated by one of its enforcement agencies. But this is the face of our POLRI. And this is the portrait of the law that is “abused” by its enforcer.** Table III Problem and solution of cases involving police A. Disciplinary cases amongst police (2003-2004) Kind Number Misuse of Authority 263 Harassment 275 Unpleasant acts 107 Issues involving women 140 Misuse of firearm 71 Number 856 B. Resolving of police violantions (2003-2004) Kind Number Disciplinary court 622 Ethical Code Commission(Komisi Kode Etik ) 414 Public Court 272 Number 1.308 C. Perpetrators of disciplinary and legal violations Titel Number High-ranking officer 4 Middle-rank officer 40 Low-rank officer 116 Non-commissioned officer 1.342 Corporal 639 Civil servant 38 Number 2.179 Source :Police Head Quarters Professional Division1 Recommendations for the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia In addition to the prerequisite humane and democratic norms or measures that should be planted and interpreted in POLRI’s behavior, KontraS also urges POLRI and all elements that have interests in POLRI within their own capacity to encourage POLRI to become an agent of change in the democratization era of the 21 st century. Therefore, the ideal conditions for POLRI as an institution should include: 1. It should be placed under a ministry; this is simply to make POLRI not directly positioned under the President, as there is a concern that the President might easily use it as a political tool. 2. POLRI should have a standard educational level, not only depending on the qualification criteria of its admission test. For recruitment, POLRI should also conduct intelligence and mental endurance tests. The tests should be organized with a high level of integrity and accountability, so that neither power nor money can intervene. 3. Every POLRI member should possess professional skills, so they can perform their designated roles and authority in a fair proportion to all public elements. 4. There should be clear regulations on the use of firearm or other types of arms given to POLRI and on the punishment if a member of POLRI misuses it, especially in public domain. The regulations should also discuss the liabilities for the use of arms by other people, such as their families. 5. POLRI should immediately organize training on implementing the instruments that guarantee the upholding of HAM, in relation to the implementation of its tasks in Indonesia, like POLRI law enforcement ethics, firearm use ethics issued by the United Nations (UN). 6. POLRI should neutralize their position that has been heavily in favor of the capital power and interests. 7. POLRI should humanize the instrument of violence used in performing their duties in public. 8. POLRI should be technologically smart, since this skill will automatically facilitate the prevention of crime or violence, which committed either by the public or the police. 9. The Government of Indonesia, especially the judicial institutions, should immediately exert punishments on criminals from within POLRI and on abuse of authority. No.03/V-VI/2004 6
REGIONAL NEWS No need for Presidential Decision Fresh communal clashes broke out in Ambon city on 19 May 2004. Crowds of hundreds that gathered at the Anti- FKM/RMS post blocked a number of streets in Ambon city centre, protesting against the escape of four RMS members from police custody. The citizens perceived that police were not serious regarding catching and processing FKM/RMS members. The demonstration was undertaken after a meeting between the Anti-FKM/RMS group and the Head of Ambon Resort Police and District Head of TNI had come to a dead-end. The group considered that the results of the meeting only favoured the FKM/RMS separatists. Further, during her visit to Ambon, President Megawati Soekarnoputri pointed out, that there was no need for a Presidential Decision to fight the separatist group. (Media Indonesia, 23 May). The President stated that the umbrella legislation to fight separatism is the Constitution of 1945, which is a source of law in Indonesia. According to the President, the constitution is already applicable for the whole Indonesian community. This was stated as a response from a request from three religious leaders at a meeting at the office of Karel Albert Ralahalu, the governor of Maluku. In addition to clarifying that Indonesia already has the constitution as an umbrella, the President also emphasised that the rules that forbids RMS has never been revoked. “In whichever generation, the organisation has no place to live in the Indonesian Republic, and I believe that the security forces know exactly what needs to be done”, she stated. Alongside, the Community Solidarity for Ambon expressed in a statement their concern and disappointment with the security forces for failing to keep security and peace in Ambon. According to Community Solidarity, the two past years the conditions in Ambon has actually improved. They also expressed their disappointment with the lack of response from high state officials, who seemingly focused on strategies for the upcoming General election, rather than to end the tragedy in Ambon timely.** 15 Kontra s berita No. 8/Vlll/2003 It seems that the month of May has the potential to become mythological for Indonesian students. Why is that Because police violence repeated itself on 1 May 2004 – we all know of the violence that targeted the students of Trisakti University 12 May 1998. This time, the victims were tens of students from the Moslem University of Makassar (UMI), united in the Anti Military Front, who had taken part in a protest outside the regional General Election Commission office, against presidential candidates from the military fraction. The expression of opinion was answered with police repression. The demonstrants were forcibly dispersed, beaten up, harassed, and finally 25 students was arrested by police. 2 of them, Castro and Fajar, were detained and kept in police custody. Not long after, police again acted repressive towards students that were condemning the arrests that had at the General Election Commission office, in a solidarity action at UMI. The police violence was brutal. The UMI campus was attacked in military operation style, tens of students were beaten up in blind revenge, using butts of weapon and other tools. Many students who did not know what was going on faced various forms of violence – heads banged at walls, kicked by groups of police, some students were even shot randomly. Grey May for UMI students As if this was not enough, police also made sweepings in all areas of the campus, including classrooms and the Umar bin Khatab mosque at the campus. As a consequence, students who were studying, praying, or just resting became stunned victims. They were taken and driven to the police resort of East Makassar. The campus facilities also got damaged as a result of the police attack. The around 70 students that were arrested was severely injured, and the two that was fired upon had to undergo hospital treatment. The national police responded promptly. They following day the Chief of the Indonesian Police Force dismissed several officers, including Yusuf Manggabarani, the head of police in South Sulawesi. The question is, is dismissal punishment enough for the Head of provincial police The attack on the UMI Makassar campus in May 2004, who was also attacked in 1996, shows that the repressive police actions is caused by the inability by police to accept the democratic transition put forward by the students in the name of rejecting a president form the military fraction. They nourish a stigma that says that students are agents to show dissatisfaction within the community. Although the democratic moves that are promoted by the students guarantees a system that is better than a tyrannical, fascistic system that allows violence against peaceful students.** No.03/V-VI/2004
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