5 Most Popular Songs by Sukatani, the Band Behind "Bayar Polisi"
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Sukatani, a punk new wave band from Purbalingga, Central Java, uploaded an apology video to the Indonesian National Police (Polri) for creating a song that criticized the police.
Besides apologizing, Sukatani stated that they had removed the song from all digital music platforms. Excerpts from their lyrics are as follows:
*Want to bribe, pay the police / Want to demolish houses, pay the police*
*Want to clear the forest, pay the police / Want to become a police officer, pay the police*
*Oh dear, oh dear, I don't have money / To be able to pay the police*
"We offer our sincerest apologies to the Chief of Police and the Polri institution for our song titled 'Bayar Bayar Bayar' ('Pay Pay Pay'), whose lyrics mention 'paying the police,' which we sang and went viral on several social media platforms," said Alectroguy, the stage name of Sukatani's guitarist, in his Instagram video upload on Thursday (20/2/2025).
"Actually, I created the song for police officers who violate regulations," he said.
The Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) suspects that Sukatani apologized and withdrew their song due to intimidation.
"It is strongly suspected that Polri members intimidated and forced them to apologize for the 'paying the police' song," said PBHI Chairman Julius Ibrani, as reported by Tempo.co on Friday (21/2/2025).
However, this was denied by the Head of Public Relations Bureau of the Polri Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko.
"Polri continues to strive to become a modern organization; Polri is not anti-criticism. National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo often emphasizes this to all ranks," said Trunoyudo, as reported by Katadata.co.id on Friday (21/2/2025).
Besides the withdrawn "Bayar Bayar Bayar" song, Sukatani has several other songs still circulating on Spotify.
Their most popular songs are titled "Gelap Gempita," "Semakin Tua Semakin Punk," "Sukatani," "Alas Wirasaba," and "Jangan Bicara Solidaritas," with the number of plays as shown in the graph.
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