The National Police on Monday asked Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) to submit its report on 30 torture cases allegedly committed by members of the police and military.

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said the commission needed details on the incidents.

â??We need to know more. The sources of data must be clear, for example, where the incidents took place. In principle, police have neither regulations nor policies to commit such acts,â? Boy said Monday.

â??The data must be reported to us,â? he added.

On Saturday, Kontras released a report citing at least 30 cases of torture, including punching, beating and kicking used to intimidate suspects, by police and soldiers, from July 2010 to June 2011.

Kontras said there were many more cases, and that victims of such violence seldom had the courage to report it. (rcf)