Solok Police Chief Removed From Post for Negligence in Persecution Case
Jakarta. It did not take long for the National Police to remove West Sumatra's Solok Police chief Commr. Adj. Susmelawati Rosya from her post as she was slow in taking action over a report filed by a medical doctor in a persecution case.
Fiera Lovita, the doctor from Solok was subjected to threats and intimidation after she criticized firebrand Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab on Facebook last month, and was forced to sign a letter of apology. She had to flee to Jakarta where she approached the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) for assistance and informed journalists about her ordeal.
"That's right, she [Susmelawati] was removed. National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian has ordered prosecution of all who engage in discrimination against others. Regional police chiefs who are not good enough will be removed from their posts," Insp. Gen. Arief Sulistyanto of the National Police's human resources department told Beritasatu.com on Saturday (03/06).
While the persecution case is now handled by the National Police, Commr. Adj. Dony Setiawan, who was previously serving at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim), will head the Solok Police.
A similar persecution case is currently investigated in the capital city after members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) stormed the home of Putra Mario Alvian Alexander, 15, in East Jakarta, for a social media post he made, which they considered an insult against Rizieq.
This time, the police acted immediately and arrested two people charged with assaulting the teenager.
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