Jakarta – In the aftermath of the viral incident of police cursing and threatening to break motorbike drivers’ driving licenses, Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Latif Usman, ordered traffic police who cursed motorbike riders who were about to be ticketed to immediately apologize directly.
Kombes Pol Latif Usman said, the incident which went viral on social media occurred in the Cikini area, Central Jakarta. Meanwhile, the policeman who cursed at the traffic violators was named Aipda Abdullah.
In the video circulating, Aipda Abdullah is seen cursing and threatening to break the violator’s driver’s license. Harsh words also repeatedly came out of his mouth.
“Where’s your driver’s license? I broke it. You’ve been lying for a long time,” said Aipda Abdullah in a harsh tone.
The driver who violated the law was stopped by the police. However, he seemed to be in a hurry because he had to deliver bread to customers. Aipda Abdullah did not allow the driver to leave, instead he cursed the driver with harsh words.
This incident ultimately invited mixed reactions from netizens. For this incident, Kombes Pol Latief Usman on behalf of the Polri institution and the Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya immediately apologized publicly for this incident.
“At that time, there was a violator who was said to have run a red light, but before he had crossed the stop line, that’s why Abdullah stopped him. After he was stopped, there were other violations,” explained Kombes Pol
Latif Usman to reporters.
Currently, he continued, Aipda Abdullah as the police officer who issued the ticket and insulted the violator was immediately ordered to apologize. He was also asked to find the customer’s identity so he could apologize directly more comfortably.
“We are still looking for the addresses of the violators. We will visit them directly. Aipdq Abdullah has already apologized and he regrets his actions. Of course this is a lesson for us and this will no longer happen in the field,” explained Kombes Pol Latif Usman
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