PDI to help police safeguard Greater Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty (PDI) on Monday expressed its readiness to cooperate with
\nthe city police in efforts to safeguard the Greater Jakarta area,
\nthe chapter's chairman Roy B.B. Janis said.<\/p>\n
Roy, speaking after a meeting with Jakarta Police chief Maj.
\nGen. Noegroho Djajoesman, said the PDI's Jakarta chapter would
\nliaise with the city police over security issues in the capital
\nand use 500 community posts which it has throughout Greater
\nJakarta as a network to assist the security forces.<\/p>\n
Roy said the PDI loyal to Megawati Soekarnoputri now had at
\nleast 500 social welfare posts in the capital, one in each
\nsubdistrict of Greater Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The location of each post is marked by a big red banner which
\nreads: \"Posko Gotong Royong PDI Megawati.\"<\/p>\n
The posts sprang up in the capital after the May riots with
\nthe aim of helping victims of the deadly unrest.<\/p>\n
The posts are now reportedly being used to help those who are
\nbadly in need of cheap basic commodities and laid-off workers
\nseeking information on job vacancies.<\/p>\n
\"The posts could be used as police shelters to help them
\nmonitor the security situation, so the police and our members can
\nwork together to prevent crime,\" Roy said.<\/p>\n
Roy, however, said the plan was still at a conceptual stage
\nand that no definite plans had yet been laid down.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, city police spokesman Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang
\nconfirmed that Roy and Noegroho held a meeting on Monday, but
\nrefused to give further details.<\/p>\n
He said the police appreciated any initiative from the public
\nto help guard against unrest in the city.<\/p>\n
\"It's good that the public, under their own initiative, are
\ntaking steps to help the police maintain security in their city,\"
\nAritonang told reporters.<\/p>\n
Roy, who was accompanied by party member Yacob Nuwa Wea, met
\nNational Police Chief Lt. Gen. Roesmanhadi later in the day.<\/p>\n
When pressed on whether their visit to the police headquarters
\nwas in any way related to the party's plan to hold a national
\ncongress in Denpasar, Bali, from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, Roy said the
\nmeeting was simply by way of introduction.<\/p>\n
\"We are just here to introduce ourselves to the National
\nPolice chief. It's an informal visit and has nothing to do with
\nthe planned congress in Bali,\" Roy said.<\/p>\n
However, he confirmed that 18 members of the PDI's Jakarta
\nchapter would attend the Bali congress and warned other members
\nnot to follow suit to avoid the possibility of unrest.<\/p>\n
\"Jakarta is only sending 18 people. If the number is more than
\nthat and trouble results, it's really not our responsibility
\nbecause we have warned people not to travel,\" Roy said. (emf)<\/p>",
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