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Link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...%E2%80%99.html

Police: ‘Tempo’ scandal a ‘marketing gimmick’

Reports of people in police uniforms buying tens of thousands of copies of a controversial issue of Tempo are a “sheer marketing gimmick”, says a police representative.
Local media ran headline stories that said unidentified “police officers” bought every copy of the hard-hitting weekly from distributors in major cities early Monday morning. The edition featured a cover story on the enormous wealth of several senior police officers.
Some vendors said they thought the buyers were policemen, raising speculation that the buying spree was related to Tempo’s cover story, “Police officers’ fat bank accounts.”
The magazine reported that third parties transferred billions of rupiah into the personal bank accounts of at least seven high-ranking police officers.
“It is only part of their marketing tactics,” National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang said.
Edward declined to explain further but apparently referred to Tempo’s rapid reprinting of the edition that disappeared from hawkers and news stands in Greater Jakarta on Monday.
Edward said he did not believe the massive buyout involved the police.
“How could it possibly benefit us? Today we cannot intervene in the press,” he said.
During the reign of former president Soeharto, police and the military were notorious for their intervention in and threats to press freedom. Today, freedom of the press is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Edward said he had read the magazine and was not concerned.
“Where did they get their data? If it is from the PPATK [Financial Transaction Analysis and Report Center], it is illegal because the PPATK data is classified.
“The PPATK has reported on more than 1,100 suspicious bank accounts. Why [does Tempo] only choose to report on accounts belonging to police officers?” he said.
The National Police detective directorate was seeking clarification from 21 high-ranking police officers with questionable bank accounts, he said. “We received reports of hundreds of suspicious transactions between 2005 between 2010 from the PPATK. Dozens of the accounts belong to police officers,” Edward said.
“Pak Edward should not make accusations like that. It is not true,” Tempo production director Toriq Hadad said.
The magazine had chosen to focus on police corruption to aid internal police reform efforts, he added.
“If the police truly want to honor their promise to cleanse the institution of corruption, they should take our reports seriously,” Toriq told the detik.com news portal.
Some vendors sold a photocopied version of Tempo for Rp 10,000 (US$1) after the printed issue, which costs Rp 27,000, disappeared.
Tempo said it would reprint the edition but some sellers reported they had yet to receive copies as of Tuesday.

During the reign of former president Soeharto, police and the military were notorious for their intervention in and threats to press freedom.