Police urged to grow vegetables<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Cash-strapped police shaking down citizens for some
\nof the green stuff is part of daily life in Indonesia. To reel
\nback graft, a police chief wants his officers to develop green
\nthumbs instead.<\/p>\n
Bogor Police Col. Anton Bachrul Alam said over the weekend he
\nwas encouraging officers to grow tomatoes, lettuce and flowers at
\nhome to supplement their often meager income.<\/p>\n
\"Their official wages are barely enough to live on. It's
\nbetter than extorting people or taking bribes,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Anton said a hydrophonics expert would teach officers and
\ntheir family to grow plants using nutrient solutions rather than
\nsoil, making them easier to harvest. A police cooperative will
\nhelp them sell their crops, he said.<\/p>\n
Bogor has about 3,000 policemen who earn on average one
\nmillion rupiah (US$111) per month.<\/p>\n
Security forces are notorious for petty graft, running illegal
\nenterprises and taking bribes from drug smugglers and gambling
\noperators. -- AP<\/p>",
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