Answering Public Suspicion

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National Police Chiep Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo

Probes into aviation accidents utilize some of the best investigation methods in the world. They not only aim to reveal the truth but also prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.

Aviation investigations are intended to minimize the potential loss of life in any future incidents. It is not surprising to have all stakeholders investigated. Furthermore, aviation incidents generally happen due to weaknesses in the system. The presence of a single cause is very rarely found.

Virgin Atlantic, for instance, some months after 9/11, promptly installed bulletproof cockpit doors. The step was in response to an investigation concluding that flights could easily be taken over by terrorists. Now, hijackers who are capable of breaking into cockpits are no longer heard of.

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In view of a shootout between members of the National Police (Polri) at the official residence of the chief of the Profession and Security Division (Propam), Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, in Jakarta on Friday (8/7/2022), we imagine that the incident is being investigated in the same careful, meticulous manner as aviation incidents. Producers of firearms and surveillance cameras would certainly be involved.

What if there was a terrorist attack? If the surveillance camera is indeed very frail, its manufacturer’s production license can be revoked.

The fact that his home’s surveillance camera had been broken for the past two weeks needs to be noted. Why is the product so fragile? Why weren’t backup cameras available? The producer of the surveillance camera would surely prove the reliability of its product. How shocking would it be if the surveillance camera of the official residence of a general cannot be relied on? What if there was a terrorist attack? If the surveillance camera is indeed very frail, its manufacturer’s production license can be revoked.

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Chief of the Profession and Security Division (Propam) Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo.

On Tuesday (12/7), National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced the formation of a special internal team. The National Police will involve the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to investigate the case of the shootout between police officers. We respect the progressive measure.

We also gave our respect when Komnas HAM chose to move on its own.

“It’s for the sake of maintaining the independence of Komnas HAM, and there should be control over the performance of the police,” Beka Ulung Hapsara, a commissioner of Komnas HAM, said on Thursday (14/7).

We are waiting for the answer to the irregularities indicated by several figures and individuals.

We hope the inquiry results of the special team and Komnas HAM can complement each other. We hope the findings will answer the suspicions or questions widely voiced in the public. We are waiting for the answer to the irregularities indicated by several figures and individuals. The professional and transparent work of the special team is expected. We hope the concept of precision, predictability, responsibility and transparency with justice will be effective so that no more questions will be raised, let alone diverse interpretations.

This incident should become a moment of reversal for the National Police. This can again heighten the image of the National Police, which, based on a survey by the Research and Development Division of Kompas, reached its peak at 78.7 percent when Listyo Sigit was named chief in early 2021.

(This article was translated by Aris Prawira)