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18 Indonesian cops face ethics probe for allegedly extorting Malaysians at Jakarta dance festival
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The ethics probe comes after viral complaints, with some users posting on X that certain police officers had extorted money from festivalgoers.
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JAKARTA - Eighteen police officers are to face ethics hearings over allegations they had extorted 45 Malaysians attending the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) dance music festival in Jakarta earlier in December.
National Police internal affairs chief Inspector-General Abdul Karim told a press briefing on Dec 24 that the 18 officers had been detained.
