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    "data": {
        "id": 1004287,
        "msgid": "motorist-extorted-1447893297",
        "date": "1994-09-01 00:00:00",
        "title": "Motorist extorted",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Motorist extorted Recently, at the corner of Jl. Laswi and Jl. RA Martadinata in Bandung, my wife drove through a traffic light that turned orange just as she entered the intersection and she was stopped by a policeman. The policeman said that she had driven through a red light. It did not matter that the light had just turned orange and was not red when she made the turn. According to the policeman, the fine was Rp 7,500, but she had to pay Rp 10,000 to get her driver's license back.",
        "content": "<p>Motorist extorted<\/p>\n<p>Recently, at the corner of Jl. Laswi and Jl. RA Martadinata in<br>\nBandung, my wife drove through a traffic light that turned orange<br>\njust as she entered the intersection and she was stopped by a<br>\npoliceman. The policeman said that she had driven through a red<br>\nlight. It did not matter that the light had just turned orange<br>\nand was not red when she made the turn. According to the<br>\npoliceman, the fine was Rp 7,500, but she had to pay Rp 10,000 to<br>\nget her driver's license back.<\/p>\n<p>Police corruption has long been a problem in Indonesia and<br>\nit's time something was done about it. Such corruption severely<br>\nundermines respect for the law. It is not possible to have any<br>\nrespect for a police department whose officers extort money from<br>\nmotorists for made up violations, and for the right price will<br>\nlook the other way for real offenses. How can the people have any<br>\nrespect for the law when those who enforce it will sell their<br>\nintegrity for pocket change?<\/p>\n<p>KEVIN J. DUNPHY<\/p>\n<p>Bandung, West Java<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/motorist-extorted-1447893297",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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