Police got compromising Novi photo from reporter

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta | Thu, October 25 2012, 11:43 PM

A Taman Sari police officer, who was allegedly found to have two pictures of model Novi Amalia wearing only her bra and panties during her arrest, obtained them from a reporter, Jakarta Police spokesman Rikwanto said Thursday.

Rikwanto said that after questioning the officer, identified only as HS, he admitted that he got the pictures from a reporter, identified as WO.

Rikwanto said WO was supposedly at the scene when Novi was arrested after driving her into seven people in separate road accidents on Oct. 11. He, however, said the police had yet to determine whether WO or someone else took the pictures.

Meanwhile, West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Suntana said the most important thing was to find out who uploaded the pictures on the Internet.

“The one who took the pictures and the one who uploaded them could be different people,” he told kompas.com, adding that the up-loader would face the legal consequences of his actions.

The West Jakarta Police have questioned seven officers from Taman Sari police precinct, including precinct chief Comr. Maulana Hamdan, in connection to the photographing and distribution of an image of Novi in her bra and panties taken during her arrest.

Novi was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol when arrested half naked after running into seven people, including two policemen.(cor/iwa)