Errant military personnel warned<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso
\nsaid that he would take stern action against military personnel
\nfound frequenting or working at entertainment establishments.<\/p>\n
\"It's a breach of the law. I will not hesitate to hand out
\nstiff punishments to any errant personnel,\" Sutiyoso told
\nreporters during an inspection at the Jakarta Military Police
\nheadquarters on Jl. Guntur, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He said that low military incomes cannot be considered an
\nexcuse for wanting to earn more income by acting as security
\nguards at such establishments.<\/p>\n
\"The officers should manage their income properly. The low
\nlevel of welfare of many military personnel cannot be used as a
\nreason to break the law,\" Sutiyoso emphasized.<\/p>\n
He said there is no difference in the salaries of members of
\nthe armed forces in the country, so they should have an equal
\nlevel of welfare.<\/p>\n
The Military Command, as well as the City Police, have
\nconducted several crackdowns on discotheques, pubs and nightclubs
\nin the city, seizing hundreds of ecstasy pills and dozens of
\nguns.<\/p>\n
Some discotheque owners complained about the crackdowns,
\nsaying that the operations disturbed the privacy of patrons. The
\nowners particularly opposed the raids which were accompanied by
\nreporters from both the printed media and television.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said the Military Command would take the complaints
\ninto consideration, saying that he would improve the way the
\ncrackdowns were conducted.<\/p>\n
However, he pledged to continue the raids. \"We will continue
\nthe crackdowns. We will probably find personnel working at or
\nfrequenting the discotheques,\" he added.<\/p>\n
He said that the military has received 460 guns of various
\ntypes from retired military members.<\/p>\n
\"We will continue to make inventories of guns belonging to our
\nmembers as ordered by Armed Forces Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday Feisal instructed the Army, Navy, Air Force and
\nPolice chiefs to make inventories of guns and other weapons which
\nare being held by personnel both on active duty and those who
\nhave already retired. (jun)<\/p>",
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