An ultimatum for Tommy

An ultimatum for Tommy

Jakarta Police chief Sofjan Jacoeb issued an ultimatum earlier
this week for Tommy (former president Soeharto's fugitive son) to
give himself up within three days as of Monday or face "stern"
action.

In the past year, bomb explosions in public places were no
longer a mere threat. They have become a terrifying fact of life
and every time an explosion occurs, it is the common people who
suffer.

A coalition of non-governmental organizations has recorded 81
bomb threats and explosions in the past year. The police have
been accused of being unable to control the sale of explosives
even though they have the records of all the organizations
engaged in the arms and explosives business.

We hope the perpetrators of the bombing incidents and the
assassins of Justice Syafiuddin will soon be captured and brought
to justice.

However, even if Tommy were to be arrested, it would not
constitute our National Police's best achievement. To the general
public, such an achievement would be when the National police
succeeds in establishing a sense of security among the people.

-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta