Tp orang Islam itu doyan ngegigit tangan yg ngasih makan.
>________________________________ > From: Sunny <am...@tele2.se> >To: undisclosed-recipi...@yahoo.com >Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 6:33 AM >Subject: [proletar] National Police admit receiving ‘meal money’ from Freeport > > > >Ref: Janganlah mengigit tangan yang memberi makan [don’t the hand that feed >you], demikian sebuah ucapan yang barangkali perlu diingat sehubungan peranan >polisi dan TNI di Freeport di Papua. > >http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/29/national-police-admit-receiving-meal-money-freeport.html >National Police admit receiving ‘meal money’ from Freeport >The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 10/29/2011 8:34 AM >The National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo admitted on Friday that police >members who guarded the Freeport-McMoRan mining site at Papua received money >from the US mining company, describing the fees paid to the police personnel >as “meal money” that could be audited and accounted for. > >While Timur acknowledged that the government had already allocated funds for >the Police to maintain security in Papua, he insisted that the money given by >Freeport was justified as police members who were deployed to carry out >special security measures, such as in the Freeport Mining area in Papua, were >doing exceptionally difficult tasks. > >“[The money] is given directly to Police members in the field and it is given >to assist with the difficult situation there,” Timur told reporters on Friday. > >“All operations, especially security operations at vital projects, are funded >by the government. [But] if the recipients of the security give “meal money” >directly to the officers, especially in difficult circumstances, I think [the >money] could be accounted for,” Timur said. > >Critics denounced the police for receiving money from the private sector, >citing the possibility that the Police could compromise their independence as >they might be seen as acting in the interest of those providing the money, not >the Indonesian people, when carrying out their duties. > >Benny Kabur Herman, the House Commission III chairman from the Democratic >Party, told The Jakarta Post on Friday that the House would summon Timur >regarding the Freeport money received by Police officers in Papua at the next >House meeting. > >Ahmad Yani, a lawmaker from the United Development Party (PPP) in the House >Commission III overseeing legal affairs, disagreed with the Police chief, >arguing that no police officer should accept the money, as “discriminative” >law enforcement activities and unfair treatment of Papuans could occur as a >consequence. > >“Ideally, the Police should not receive such money. All the Police’s >operational costs are funded by the state –that’s the government’s >responsibility,” Ahmad said. > >On Monday, Mulia Police chief Adj. Comr. Dominggus Oktavianus Awes was shot >dead in an attack that is suspected of being revenge for the Police’s alleged >“biased” law-enforcement activities in the province. > >The police pointed the finger at the Free Papua Movement (OPM) as being >responsible for the shooting. While the OPM officially denied the charge, the >organization threw the challenge back at the Police by describing Mulia Police >chief Dominggus as one of “those who must take responsibility for the series >of crimes against humanity in Puncak Jaya”. > >PT Freeport Indonesia, a US-based mining company that operates the world’s >largest gold mine at Grasberg, West Papua, has frequently been at the centre >of controversy since it revealed that it spent millions of US dollars for >Indonesian government-provided security measures. > >According to PT Freeport Indonesia’s financial reports, the company’s spending >on government-provided security measures had increased significantly from US$ >8 million in 2008 to $ 10 million in 2009 and a massive $ 14 million last year >in 2010. > >In 2010, a diplomatic cable leaked by Wikileaks also revealed that Freeport >paid the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Police to secure mining activities >in the restive province. > >By giving such huge sums to the TNI and Police, the company has been heavily >criticized by many for “funding” the human rights violations, killings, >torture, intimidation and injustice that are prevalent in Papua, allegedly >carried out by the TNI and Police officers. 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