Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol Ibrahim Tompo. Photo: ANTARA / Muh Hasanuddin
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – Kasat Reskrim Selayar Police, South Sulawesi, Iptu AM is suspected of verbally abusing a number of policewoman.
Selayar Police Chief AKBP Temmangnganro Machmud deactivates Iptu AM.
“Responding to and following up on the report, currently the police chief has been deactivated. The chronology of the incident is verbal abuse,” said Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Regional Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo, confirmed on Tuesday (11/8).
Ibrahim Tompo said, to clarify the case, the criminal investigators and the Propam division are currently investigating the reports submitted by the three policewomen who also work at the Selayar Police.
Separately, the Selayar Police Chief AKBP Temmangnganro Machmud confirmed the temporary dismissal of Iptu AM from his post after being reported on suspicion of verbal sexual harassment.
“Mr Kapolda will decide regarding his successor. However, we are currently still making mediation efforts with parties who are not pleased or victims,” said Temmangnganro who considered Iptu AM’s actions at first just joking.
According to him, it is suspected that Iptu AM offended the policewomen who reported them because they spoke with words that violated the norm of decency.
However, he admitted that he was still pursuing a mediation path between the complainant who felt he was being harassed and the Selayar Police Head of Criminal Investigation Unit.
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