Noegroho concedes intelligence officers need improvement<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Chief of city police Maj. Gen. Noegroho
\nDjajoesman confessed on Thursday that his intelligence personnel
\nfailed to properly carry out their duty to predict and prevent
\nthe rampant riots that rocked the city this year.<\/p>\n
"Our intelligence unit is not well trained to anticipate the
\nsocial and political turmoil which was stirred by irresponsible
\npolitical groupings," the two-star general said in a year-end
\nmeeting with journalists.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that it was Army intelligence officials who had
\nfor years been dealing with such cases.<\/p>\n
"Before the government announced the structural separation of
\nthe National Police from the Armed Forces (now the Indonesian
\nMilitary (TNI)) on April 1, the city police only specialized in
\ncrime intelligence," he said.<\/p>\n
According to Noegroho, riots sparked in the city this year
\nwere mostly related to political activities and were organized by
\nirresponsible political groupings. He gave no names.<\/p>\n
"The phenomenon may continue in 2000. So Jakarta Police
\nintelligence officers will have to further improve their security
\naffairs intelligence," he said.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the city police would change its vision to
\nnot only focus on criminal cases, since peace and order within
\nthe community here had also faced a serious threat from political
\nand social aspects.<\/p>\n
"However, the city police will not be involved in politics,
\nalthough it now handles security affairs," he said.<\/p>\n
Noegroho played down a statement aired by chief of the Jakarta
\nMilitary Command Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu, who last week
\nwarned residents of Jakarta that several groups had been plotting
\nto spark religious conflicts in the capital over the Christmas
\nand New Year holidays.<\/p>\n
"We have yet to identify the certain groups which intend to
\nspark riots by exploiting religious sentiments," he said.<\/p>\n
Ryamizard also said that the command's intelligence unit had
\nobserved several meetings held by the groups, discussing the
\ninstigation of riots during the festive season.<\/p>\n
"But we consider the information as an input to our efforts to
\nanticipate the riots," Noegroho said.<\/p>\n
During the media briefing on Thursday, Noegroho said the city
\npolice recorded 17,817 criminal cases throughout this year,
\nslightly lower than last year's figure of 18,659.<\/p>\n
"The city police were able to solve 10,243 cases. It's
\nslightly lower than the 10,678 cases solved last year," he said.<\/p>\n
"A criminal case occurred every 29.1 minutes this year,
\ncompared to every 27.8 minutes last year," he said.<\/p>\n
In terms of mayoralty which recorded the highest crime in the
\ncapital, the top place still went to Central Jakarta with a total
\nof 3,267 cases.<\/p>\n
"That's followed by East Jakarta with 3,004 cases. But crime
\ncases drastically dropped in Tangerang from 2,706 cases last year
\nto 1,612 this year," he said.<\/p>\n
The major crimes this year continued to be violent robberies
\n(4,756 cases) and vehicle thefts (3,236 cases).<\/p>\n
He said the city had faced a significant increase of street
\nrallies this year.<\/p>\n
"Last year there were only 972 demonstrations. But this year
\nwe recorded a total of 1,259 rallies," he said.<\/p>\n
Noegroho reminded Jakarta residents that the city could face a
\nsignificant increase in crime cases with a wide range of modus
\noperandi in the coming year.<\/p>\n
"The people, therefore, should participate in and assist the
\npolice in stopping crime. To prevent the group clashes, for
\nexample, residents should not be easily provoked," he said. (asa)<\/p>",
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