Ciamis Police Officer Shot Dead by His Boss

Jakarta. A police officer in Ciamis, West Java, was shot dead by his boss on Wednesday morning in an apparent accident.

West Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul said that First Adj. Insp.  Tatang did not plan to shoot Chief Brig. Hadi Purwanto when he was fiddling with his revolver at Banjarsari police office.

“It suddenly fired,” Martinus said as quoted by Kompas.com on Wednesday.

Martinus said Hadi was hit in the back of his head by the ricochet of the bullet off the wall.

“The bullet hit the wall and rebounded, hitting him in the back of the head. The victim, Hadi, died,” he said.

Tatang said the perpetrator had, however, been detained pending an investigation.

“We will sanction the perpetrator according to the law,” Martinus said as quoted by news portal Liputan6.com. “We apologize to the public because of our subordinate’s disgraceful action.”

By Jakarta Globe on 09:30 pm Jul 02, 2014