ABRI cracks down on distributors hoarding supplies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung
\nsaid yesterday that his office would crack down on food
\ndistributors found hoarding supplies to sell them at a higher
\nprice later.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after installing the new commandant-
\ngeneral of the National Military Academy (Akabri), Feisal said
\nhoarding the nine basic commodities -- rice, sugar, salt, salted
\nfish, detergent, mori fabric, cooking oil, kerosene, and
\nsynthetic materials -- was against the law.<\/p>\n
\"We'll strike at any speculators who try to hoard their
\nstocks,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Feisal was referring to suggestions that some traders still
\nhad not opened their stores and were keeping stocks of basic
\ncommodities to gain a higher selling price at a later date.<\/p>\n
National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo said those found
\nintentionally hoarding food supplies could be charged with
\nsubversion.<\/p>\n
\"Keeping large stocks of the nine basic needs is subversion,\"
\nDibyo told reporters after attending the ceremony.<\/p>\n
He said his office had assigned officers to monitor the supply
\nof basic commodities at the markets and arrest any speculators.<\/p>\n
But Dibyo acknowledged that the recent scarcity of some basic
\ncommodities at several markets was not caused by speculators
\nstashing supplies but the panic buying which occurred last week.<\/p>\n
\"It was the people, who thronged the markets for their food
\nsupplies,\" Dibyo said.<\/p>\n
He urged people not to panic, saying that food supplies were
\nsufficient.<\/p>\n
\"I can guarantee that the supplies are there. And people
\nshould not panic and buy up the entire stock,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Feisal installed Lt. Gen. Tamlicha Ali as the new Akabri
\ncommandant-general yesterday, replacing Lt. Gen. Muzani Syukur
\nwho was assigned a civilian post as the inspector-general of the
\nMinistry of Mines and Energy. Tamlicha was promoted from a two-
\nstar general an hour earlier.<\/p>\n
Also promoted yesterday were Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah,
\nan expert member of staff to the Armed Forces chief and Maj. Gen.
\nA.Z. Siregar, also an expert member of staff to the Armed Forces
\nchief. Tamlicha, Agus and Siregar were from the Army.<\/p>\n
Included in the promotion were three Navy officials, Rear Adm.
\nReno Maurits Silitonga, Rear Adm. Mudjito and Commodore Indroko
\nSastro Wiryono, and two police officials, Maj. Gen. Ahwil Luthan
\nand Brig. Gen. I Wayan Ardjana. (imn)<\/p>",
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