Indonesia and Australia open crime center<\/p>\n
P.C. Naommy, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesia and Australia inaugurated on Friday the Transnational
\nCrime Coordination Center (TNCC) to fight transnational crimes,
\nincluding people smuggling, drug trafficking and terrorism, in
\nSoutheast Asia.<\/p>\n
National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and Australian
\nFederal Police (AFP) chief Commissioner Mick Keelty officially
\nlaunched the center at the Indonesian National Central Bureau-
\nInterpol Headquarters in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The concept of the center emerged in the aftermath of the Bali
\nbombings in October 2002 when the AFP supported Indonesian police
\nin the investigation of the case.<\/p>\n
The Bali bombings killed 202 people, mostly Australians, and
\ninjured 300 others. The attacks were organized by the UN-listed
\nterrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), which has links to Al-
\nQaeda.<\/p>\n
\"This is an opportunity for the AFP to work even closer with
\nthe Indonesian National Police since we have been working for
\nsome time in people trafficking, narcotics law enforcement and,
\nof course, terrorism,\" said Keelty.<\/p>\n
The center will cover areas such as criminal intelligence
\nanalysis, financial investigation, bomb scene management, crime
\nscene investigation, post blast screening and victim
\nidentification.<\/p>\n
According to Keelty, collaboration had been proven to be
\nsuccessful at curtailing drug trafficking. He cited as an example
\nthe confiscation of 1.5 tons of amphetamines in Fiji during
\ntransit from China to the Philippines.<\/p>\n
He further said that TNCC would sound a major warning for
\ncriminals who were trying to conduct transnational offenses in
\nSoutheast Asia.<\/p>\n
The objectives of the TNCC are to enhance the operational
\nexpertise of regional law enforcement in personnel terms in
\ndealing with transnational crimes, and to strengthen cooperation
\namong regional police forces.<\/p>\n
Da'i said: \"The TNCC is the place to share information on
\ntransnational crimes between police headquarters and provincial
\npolice headquarters, and also with police from other countries.\"<\/p>\n
Da'i said that the center would also help the police to seek
\ntop terrorist suspects Noordin Mohammad Top and Azahari bin
\nHusin, alleged bomb experts from Malaysia who reportedly played
\nbig roles in the Bali bombings, and the JW Marriott Hotel attack
\nin 2003.<\/p>\n
He further said that the AFP would help in providing
\nassistance and equipment, such as computer hardware and software,
\nfor the center.<\/p>",
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