JAKARTA - Indonesian police have been told to stop co-operating with the makers of "reality" TV crime programmes as they focus too much on police brutality. Police were also told they should stop taking TV journalists with them on operations, the Jakarta Post reported. It said police objected to being portrayed as violent and arrogant. A spokesman denied reporters were being banned from operations, saying: "We only ask the electronic media not to show brutality and obscene material."
"We have received many complaints from the public about the shows that focus on police brutality," Senior Commander Prasetyo said. He appealed to the Press Council to intervene. It was "the sole body that has the authority to rebuke the media for depicting violence and obscene material", he said. Crime shows are extremely popular in Indonesia, the paper said, and make a significant contribution to stations' incomes.
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JAKARTA - Indonesian police have been told to stop co-operating with the makers of "reality" TV crime programmes as they focus too much on police brutality. Police were also told they should stop taking TV journalists with them on operations, the Jakarta Post reported. It said police objected to being portrayed as violent and arrogant. A spokesman denied reporters were being banned from operations, saying: "We only ask the electronic media not to show brutality and obscene material." 
