Former Head Of Criminal Investigation Unit Of South Jakarta Police Suspected Of Blackmailing Prodia Boss Arrested By Paminal

DOCUMENTATION / Former Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of South Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Bintoro, second from right /ANTARA / Khaerul Izan.

JAKARTA - The Profession and Security Division (Bidpropam) of the Metro Jaya Police has detained the former Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Bintoro in connection with the alleged extortion of two suspects in the murder case, Arif Nugroho (AN) alias Bastian and Muhammad Bayu Hartanto.

"We have handled it from Saturday (25/1) and at the same time we have detained it at the Metro Jaya Police Internal Security (Paminal)," said Head of Propam Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Radjo Alriadi Harahap, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 27.

However, Radjo himself did not reveal whether AKBP Bintoro would undergo a special placement or not.

Patsus or special placement is a procedure applied to members of the National Police who violate discipline or code of ethics.

He also could not reveal the preliminary results of the examination.

Previously, Polda Metro Jaya had investigated the extortion case allegedly committed by the former Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Bintoro against two suspects in the murder case, Arif Nugroho (AN) alias Bastian and Muhammad Bayu Hartanto.

"Following up on this information, Polda Metro Jaya is currently investigating Bidpropam," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Police Commissioner Ade Ary Syam Indradi.

Ade Ary explained that Polda Metro Jaya is committed to processing according to procedural, proportional and professional regulations.

"Polda Metro Jaya is committed to improving services and protection to the community," he said.

However, the former Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Kasatreskrim) of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Bintoro, denied that he had extorted Rp20 billion from the suspect in the murder case who is also the son of the Prodia laboratory clinic network boss, Arif Nugroho (AN) alias Bastian and Muhammad Bayu Hartanto.

"The suspect on behalf of AN did not accept and made false news about me extorting the person concerned. In fact, all of this is slander," Bintoro told reporters in Jakarta, Sunday (26/1).