Jakarta – The National Police reiterated that they had sanctioned seven officers deemed to have violated codes of ethics while overseeing the third Papua Congress in Abepura, Papua, in October.

"Seven officers have been sanctioned, including the local police chief," National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Saud Usman Nasution said Monday, as quoted by kompas.com. He explained that six officers were given written reprimands, while the local police chief had been relieved of his post.

"The former local police chief with the initials HIS has been moved to the Papua Police and is now serving as the deputy director of traffic police," Saud said. He added that there were also four Brimob officers and four non-commissioned officers who had received disciplinary sanctions. "Non-commissioned officers have been disciplined with between 7 and 14 days detainment," he said.

National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said earlier on Friday that the police had meted out sanctions to police officers for "having taken the wrong approach" during the incident that left at least three Papuans dead.

International human rights watchdog Amnesty International denounced the light punishments given to the implicated police officers.