70 enlisted men in E. Java to stand trial<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Seventy military personnel in East Java will be court-martialled
\nfor various violations, a senior officer said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Brawijaya East Java Military Police chief Col. Soejono
\nrevealed that the military personnel, who come from all the three
\nforces in the Indonesian Military (TNI), face charges ranging
\nfrom desertion to ordinary crimes.<\/p>\n
Soejono said they were arrested in the first three months of
\nthe year. The number, he added, was less than the 78 court-
\nmartialled over the same period last year.<\/p>\n
"There were more crimes toward the end of the year, which we
\nsurmise had something to do with year-end needs. Some of the
\nerrant soldiers committed the crimes for money that they needed
\nto pay off debts," he said as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
Soejono said desertion topped the violations committed by
\nenlisted men, with the most common being vehicle theft, illegal
\nlogging and providing protection to gambling dens and brothels.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that the crimes were related to socioeconomic
\nproblems. Other crimes were sparked by love affairs and family
\ndisputes.<\/p>\n
"The problems made them reluctant to report for duty or see
\ntheir commander. After they failed to turn up for so long, their
\ncommander considered them deserters," he said.<\/p>\n
Soejono said desertion was the most serious violation in the
\nmilitary. "There are so many rules in the military. It's hard to
\nbe an enlisted man," he said.<\/p>\n
He said a deserter could lose his pay.<\/p>\n
Soejono said that suspending a soldier's pay was always a
\ndilemma for the TNI leadership because the punishment would
\nadversely affect the family of a military member. The sanction is
\ndecided by the TNI chief.<\/p>\n
Soejono claimed that wives played a pivotal role in curbing
\ncrime involving military personnel, because they could encourage
\ntheir husbands to comply with the rules.<\/p>\n
"In every meeting with wives of our personnel, we ask them to
\ngive their husbands a moral boost to maintain the high standard
\nof military discipline," he said.<\/p>",
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