Traffic police raids<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
I was impressed when I heard about a circular issued by Lt.
\nCol. Istoto Sukismo, the Indramayu police subprecinct chief,
\nsaying that drivers should not connive with policemen during the
\nlaunching of the Mandiri operation. The intention was clear: to
\ninstill discipline in the police force in his territory.<\/p>\n
To enforce discipline and to restore an image are hard to
\nachieve. I experienced police fickleness myself last Oct. 4.<\/p>\n
It was 5.30 a.m. and I was riding in a diesel truck. In front
\nof the Jatibarang fuel station exit opposite a Jatibarang police
\nstation, our driver had to brake suddenly as three policemen had
\nordered the vehicle to stop.<\/p>\n
Having done nothing contrary to traffic regulations our driver
\ngot out of the truck and showed the traffic wardens the vehicle's
\ndocuments and equipment. Everything was in order and the load
\ncarried was well below the allowable limit. Still, the policemen
\ndid not give up trying to obtain money.<\/p>\n
An agreement was reached of Rp 1,000 per person, a relatively
\nsmall amount. But the behavior of the traffic officers delayed
\nour trip from Cirebon to Subang. The driver told us that between
\n5 a.m. and 7 a.m. traffic policemen routinely conduct \"personal
\nraids\".<\/p>\n
I would like this report to serve as feedback for the
\nIndramayu police subprecinct chief whose efforts to enforce
\ndiscipline in his ranks have my greatest sympathy.<\/p>\n
Name and address<\/p>\n
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