The Jakarta Post, August 05, 2004
Police officer demoted over wrongful shooting
Ruslan Sangadji, Palu
Comr. Rickly Naldo, the former operational chief for the Palu Police in Central
Sulawesi, was demoted on Wednesday over a wrongful shooting by officers under his
command.
Ricky has been transferred to Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters with no position,
according to a top police officer.
Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Taufik Ridha said provincial police
investigators had also detained two officers from the Palu Police over the wrongful
shooting. They were identified as Brig. Mks and Brig. Ms.
The officers are being detained at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters and are
being questioned by officers from the Professional and Security Division (Propam).
According to the head of Propam, Sr. Comr. Masru Turbo, the two officers will be
sentenced if there is sufficient evidence to prove their involvement in the wrongful
shooting.
Ricky was leading a group of officers searching for suspects in the murder of minister
Susianty Tinulele, who was shot and killed last month while delivering a sermon at the
Effata church in South Palu.
One of the suspects, Bambang, reported that during the process of his arrest, officers
from Ricky's team assaulted him and shot him in the buttock.
During subsequent police questioning, Bambang provided investigators proof that he
was working in Betua subdistrict at the time of the church shooting.
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