Hoodlums begin reform in training courses<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have sent 150 hoodlums to join
\ntraining courses at the State Police School in Lido, Sukabumi,
\nWest Java, and the city military regiment training center in East
\nJakarta to help them improve their positive skills.<\/p>\n
According to a reliable police source, the street hoodlums,
\nlocally known as preman, were apprehended at several places in
\nand around the city over the past few days.<\/p>\n
\"As of today, we have identified 150 preman, most of whom were
\narrested in Central Jakarta, who will be sent to the two
\ninstitutions,\" a city police officer, who refused to be named,
\nsaid yesterday.<\/p>\n
A convoy of five police trucks, packed with preman was seen
\nleaving City Police headquarters yesterday afternoon under tight
\nguard, a witness, who asked for anonymity, told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The police school in Lido is about 60 kilometers south of the
\ncity, while the regiment training center is located on Jl. Raya
\nCondet 55.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko was not
\navailable for confirmation because he was taking an enrollment
\ntest for a new course.<\/p>\n
The preman, sent to the training courses, are part of those
\narrested in an operation launched after a group of street
\nhoodlums killed a police officer in South Jakarta early this
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
Head of the Central Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col. Murawi
\nEffendi confirmed that his office sent a total of 100 hoodlums to
\ncity police headquarters yesterday for further identification,
\nbefore being sent to the two institutions.<\/p>\n
\"They are part of the 119 people apprehended early Wednesday
\nevening at several points in the crowded Tanah Abang and Senen
\nshopping areas in Central Jakarta,\" Murawi told the Post.<\/p>\n
The remaining 19 people were released because they were not
\ninvolved in any crimes and could show their original
\nidentification cards as well as other documents, he said.<\/p>\n
Speaking carefully, Murawi said that some of the other 100
\npeople were detained even though police did not find them in
\npossession of illegal drugs or sharp weapons during their
\narrests.<\/p>\n
They were detained because police officers strongly believe --
\nbased on data and accurate public information -- that they commit
\nacts of thuggery in certain areas, he said.<\/p>\n
Murawi explained that sending arrested preman to training
\ncourses is mainly meant to help facilitate police efforts to
\nclean-up the city's streets of hoodlums.<\/p>\n
\"Just taking them off the streets without following up with
\ntraining courses will not solve the problem,\" he said. \"It will
\nonly give us endless and superfluous work.\"<\/p>\n
The street hoodlums will be carefully trained in several
\ncourses in a number of fields, including carpentry, in order to
\nfurther develop their positive skills to face a better living in
\nthe future, Murawi said, but refused to explain further by
\nsaying, \"Please get the details from the city police spokesman.\"<\/p>\n
City Military headquarters stated in a release yesterday that
\nhead of the city office for the Coordinating Agency for National
\nStability, Maj. Gen. Wiranto, is scheduled today to open a short-
\nterm course for helping street hoodlums.<\/p>\n
Spokesman Lt. Col. Didi Supandi said in a statement that
\nWiranto, who is also the City Military Commander, will be
\naccompanied by City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo and
\nGovernor Surjadi Soedirdja.<\/p>\n
The ceremony will take place at the military regiment training
\ncenter in East Jakarta. (bsr)<\/p>",
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