Sutiyoso takes hard line on errant subordinates<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso
\nvowed yesterday to take stern action against errant military
\npersonnel caught working for entertainment centers.<\/p>\n
He said he would have such insubordinate members arrested
\nbecause he had given plenty of warnings in the past. \"Therefore,
\nwe will not condone any more violations by our members who are
\nfrequenting and working for nightspots like discotheques, and
\nbeing hired to back up gambling dens,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Speaking after installing Col. Hendardji as the new City
\nMilitary Police Commander, Sutiyoso said that such undisciplined
\nmembers would spoil the Armed Forces' reputation. The ceremony
\ntook place at the City Military Police Headquarters on Jl.
\nGuntur, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Col. Hendardji replaced Col. Djasri.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said his office would make a list of entertainment
\ncenters which have been used as illegal drug trafficking centers,
\nprostitution sites or illicit gambling dens.<\/p>\n
\"We will also reregister our members who have been suspected
\nof backing up such places,\" the two-star general said.<\/p>\n
He said crackdowns would be conducted before the fasting month
\nand Idul Fitri festivities. \"Usually, crime rates increase during
\nRamadhan.\"<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso made his first threat against subordinates
\nfrequenting and working for nightspots last July following
\nreports that several nightspots in the city were backed up by
\nmilitary personnel.<\/p>\n
He said at that time that low incomes could not be considered
\nan excuse for wanting to earn more money by acting as security
\nguards at such establishments.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso's step seemed to work initially. However several
\nmonths after his statement it was clear the previous state of
\naffairs had returned, meaning many military personnel, including
\npolice officers, were frequenting such establishments and working
\nfor them.<\/p>\n
In the Jakarta suburbs and many West Java towns most
\nentertainment centers hire Armed Forces members and include many
\nservice personnel among their patrons.<\/p>\n
However the city military made a new move Saturday when a team
\nraided an illicit gambling den in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta, and
\narrested 331 people found on the site. They were all detained at
\nthe City Military Headquarters.<\/p>\n
The military also confiscated gambling equipment and Rp 45
\nmillion (US$18,947) in cash from the alleged gamblers.<\/p>\n
The Chief of the City Police detectives, Col. Paimin Aboeamr,
\nsaid yesterday that 54 of the 331 suspects had been transferred
\nto the police.<\/p>\n
\"But only 11 of them might be sent to court,\" Paimin said.<\/p>\n
He said the suspects were the bosses, identified as Anton,
\nHong Hek An, and Ali Darmawan, the gamblers, Khen Chai, Amin,
\nBudiman Santoso, Sumarto and Apin, and the den's employees, Ayen,
\nCheng Chen and Sa Chi.<\/p>\n
Paimin said the remaining 43 people were spectators, cleaning
\nservice employees and billiard players. They would be released
\nsoon.<\/p>\n
He said the police also arrested 19 men Sunday night in a raid
\non three illicit gambling dens in West Jakarta and Central
\nJakarta. \"But only four of them are likely to be sent to court.\"<\/p>\n
He said the police also confiscated Rp 12 million in cash and
\ncheques worth Rp 20 million from the gamblers.<\/p>\n
Last year, the police arrested 1,203 men and women in similar
\nraids on illicit gambling dens. Almost 700 of the people were
\ndetained. \"Some of them have been sent to court,\" Paimin said.<\/p>\n
He said the police confiscated Rp 168.29 million in cash
\nduring raids last year. (jun)<\/p>",
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