Jadi polisi Indonesia itu hakekatnya jadi centeng Freeport...
--- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > Ref: Janganlah mengigit tangan yang memberi makan [donât 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 âmeal moneyâ 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 âmeal moneyâ 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. > > â[The money] is given directly to Police members in the field and it is > given to assist with the difficult situation there,â Timur told reporters > on Friday. > > âAll operations, especially security operations at vital projects, are > funded by the government. [But] if the recipients of the security give > âmeal moneyâ directly to the officers, especially in difficult > circumstances, I think [the money] could be accounted for,â 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 > âdiscriminativeâ law enforcement activities and unfair treatment of > Papuans could occur as a consequence. > > âIdeally, the Police should not receive such money. All the Policeâs > operational costs are funded by the state â"thatâs the governmentâs > responsibility,â 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 Policeâs > alleged âbiasedâ 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 âthose who must take responsibility for > the series of crimes against humanity in Puncak Jayaâ. > > PT Freeport Indonesia, a US-based mining company that operates the worldâs > 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 Indonesiaâs financial reports, the companyâs > 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 âfundingâ 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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