Tripartite force to be formed to secure the capital<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday that a
\ntripartite force, comprising the military, police and city
\nadministration, would be permanently deployed to maintain
\nsecurity and order in the capital.<\/p>\n
Under the new scheme, security affairs in the capital will no
\nlonger be solely under the management of the city police
\nheadquarters as it will also involve the city military command
\nand city administration.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said the chief of city military command Maj. Gen.
\nSlamet Kirbiantoro and city police Insp. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman
\nhad agreed on the implementation of the new system.<\/p>\n
\"First, we'll establish a joint team to formulate the system.
\nThe team will be chaired by the deputy governor, and assisted by
\nthe deputy chief of the city police and the city military
\ncommand's chief of staff.<\/p>\n
\"The details of the new system will be completed on Nov. 25,
\nand it will be implemented on Nov. 27, the beginning of this
\nyear's Ramadhan,\" said Sutiyoso, a retired three-star general and
\nalso chairman of Muspida (the capital's leadership forum).<\/p>\n
The chiefs of the city military command and city police are
\nmembers of the forum.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso, however, denied that the tripartite system would be
\nestablished to secure Ramadhan, the post-Ramadhan Idul Fitri
\ncelebration and Christmas in late December.<\/p>\n
\"The security cooperation among the three parties for handling
\nsecurity matters in the capital will be permanent,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the three parties had so far coordinated only during
\nspecial national and international events, but the cooperation
\nwas terminated along with the completion of the events.<\/p>\n
\"With the new system, security cooperation will be maintained
\non normal days,\" Sutiyoso told reporters after a coordination
\nmeeting with Kirbiantoro and Mulyono at city military command
\nheadquarters in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
On a separate occasion, Sutiyoso said the team might form a
\njoint task force, which included members of the three parties.<\/p>\n
\"It's possible to arm the task force members, especially if
\nthey are dealing with violent rallies. However, the members will
\nalways act according to standard operating procedures,\" he said
\nat City Hall.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso dismissed speculation that certain security threats
\nwere behind the establishment of the new system.<\/p>\n
\"Security is what everyone wants as it affects our economy.
\nTherefore, it should be given special attention,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The governor said the new system was needed as the police
\nalone were not able to secure the capital.<\/p>\n
\"The quality of the police and the number of officers are
\nlimited,\" he said, adding that the current police ratio was one
\nofficer for every 1,200 citizens.<\/p>\n
The ideal ratio should be one officer for every 200 people, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said besides militarymen and police personnel, Hansip
\n(civilian guards) and city public order officials -- who are
\nunder the supervision of the city administration -- were expected
\nto be members of the joint task force.<\/p>\n
The governor said the police were happy with the new system,
\nand would not feel disturbed that their authority will be reduced
\nwith the presence of military personnel.<\/p>\n
\"There should be no problems with the police, since they need
\nhelp and have expected it to secure the capital due to their
\nlimited personnel,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"There won't be any wars with other countries in the near
\nfuture, so it's okay if military personnel assist security
\nmatters here. Moreover, security threats often come from parties
\nat home,\" he said without elaborating further.<\/p>\n
To finance the operation of the new system, the administration
\nwill raise funds from the city administration and draw from the
\ncentral government budget, the governor said.<\/p>\n
Police solely took control over security issues from the
\nmilitary after its formal separation with the military last year.
\n(asa\/dja)<\/p>",
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