Jakarta – The National Police announced on Monday that more than 500 personnel were discharged from the force annually.

National Police deputy Chief Comr. Gen. Nanan Soekarna said that most of the personnel were fired due to violating the police code of ethics. "We've never compromised with bad cops," Nanan said as quoted by tempo.co.

He said that in 2011, the National Police internal affairs division has made a recommendation for the dismissal of more than 100 police officers.

Nanan said, however, that the internal affairs division would be very careful with cases of violence involving police officers. "We have to find evidence if personnel commit an act of violence as part of their duty or in their personal capacity," he said.

Nanan also said that in 2011, the National Police had spent 64 percent of its Rp 29.7 trillion budget for personnel salaries.

He said that the remainder of the budget was used to pay for operational costs. "This could lead to the poor services that police have given to the community," he said.