Military to clamp down on poison-arrow gangs<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Bukit Barisan Military chief Maj.
\nGen. Arie J. Kumaat has ordered his troopers to clamp down on
\ncriminal gangs which use poison arrows to knock out their
\nvictims.<\/p>\n
Kumaat, whose jurisdiction covers the northern part of
\nSumatra, said yesterday the practice is widely used by gangs
\noperating around the Polonia district, home to Medan's airport as
\nwell, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
\"I've ordered the chief of the district military command to
\nwork together with the police to enhance the security and order
\nin the Polonia area,\" he told reporters yesterday after attending
\nthe induction ceremony of the new Medan Police Chief.<\/p>\n
He said his troopers have arrested a number of criminals
\nusing poison arrows, many of which are gang members.<\/p>\n
National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro, in his
\nspeech at the induction ceremony, said North Sumatra has the
\nfourth highest crime rate in Indonesia, after Jakarta, Central
\nJava and East Java.<\/p>\n
Banurusman installed Col. Nana S. Permana, formerly chief of
\nWest Sumatra Police, as the new North Sumatra Police chief to
\nreplace Brig. Gen. Roesmanhadi, who will move to become chief of
\nEast Java Police.<\/p>\n
To the new chief, Banurusman said a more innovative approach
\nis needed to contain and reduce the crime rate in the province.<\/p>\n
Police should be wise but firm, and respect the law and
\npeople's rights, he said.<\/p>\n
He also stressed the need for greater coordination among the
\nvarious agencies each time police conduct a new operation.<\/p>\n
Kumaat said that given the strong character of the North
\nSumatran people, the police should minimize the level of force
\nused to contain these novel criminal acts. \"If you use force on
\nthe North Sumatran people, they'll get even more violent,\" he
\nquipped. (emb)<\/p>",
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