Bank customers advised to use police protection<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police told bank customers yesterday to ask for
\npolice protection whenever taking cash to and from banks, saying
\nthis service was simple and free of charge.<\/p>\n
Chief of the City Police Detectives Col. Paimin Aboeamr said
\nbank customers only needed to ask their banks to call the police
\nto protect them.<\/p>\n
"Don't hesitate to ask your bank to call the police. You don't
\nhave to pay for the service, it's the bank's responsibility to
\nprovide guards for its customers," said Lt. Col. Prasetyo, chief
\nof general affairs detectives, who was speaking for Paimin at a
\nseminar on banks and police protection of customers.<\/p>\n
The seminar, held by the Mutiara weekly yesterday, was opened
\nby City Police Deputy Chief Brig. Gen. Gunawan and attended by
\nbankers, police officers, criminologists, and bank customers.<\/p>\n
Gunawan said the police, banks and customers should work hand
\nin hand to eliminate crime.<\/p>\n
"We have to work together to fight robberies on bank
\ncustomers. These crimes were on the rise last year, they were
\nalso more violent last year," Gunawan said.<\/p>\n
According to police data, the number of bank customer
\nrobberies increased from 65 in 1995 to 87 in 1996. Only 77 cases
\nwere solved and 45 suspects were arrested last year.<\/p>\n
Criminologist Tb. Ronny Nitibaskara said strengthening
\nneighborhoods' collective security had turned criminals' eyes
\ntoward bank customers.<\/p>\n
Ronny suggested banks improve their protection of customers by
\nposting more security guards and police officers in their
\nbuildings.<\/p>\n
Guns<\/p>\n
Some participants suggested security guards be given guns.
\nGunawan said small caliber guns might be given to security
\nguards. "But, we don't have proper guns so far, so we have to
\nwait a couple more years until we can produce them," Gunawan
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Ex-convict Anton Medan, who attended the seminar, suggested
\nbanks provide alternative exits for their customers to stop
\ncriminals from following them.<\/p>\n
"Criminals always study every detail of the room as well as
\ntheir prospective victims. While some of them enter the building,
\nothers wait on motorbikes some 100 meters away. They are ready to
\nfollow the customers who leave the bank from the front door,"
\nAnton said.<\/p>\n
A Bank Indonesia official, K. Amir Sjarifuddin, said banks
\nshould also pay attention to crimes committed by their own
\nemployees.<\/p>\n
"White collar crimes are perhaps small in number but they
\ncause greater losses than those caused by robberies," Amir said.<\/p>\n
To anticipate such crimes, Amir said, the banks should improve
\nthe discipline and integrity of their employees.<\/p>\n
Amir supported police protection of bank customers, saying
\nthat the police's presence could prevent crime.<\/p>\n
"Unfortunately, only some, educated, bank customers are aware
\nof the importance of police protection," said Paimin. (04)<\/p>",
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