Association bemoans tight security

Association bemoans tight security

BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: A port transportation association
has complained about the tight security measures imposed on
trucks passing along Jl. Minyak in Balikpapan, saying the
measures were causing severe traffic jams and cutting the
productivity of drivers.

However, the local police said the measures were implemented
in response to security concerns in the wake of the Bali bombings
early this month.

"This policy cannot be revoked because of concerns over more
terrorist actions after the October Bali bombings," said
Balikpapan Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Hadi Purnomo.

The police have beefed up security along Jl. Minyak, which is
home to numerous offices and refineries belonging to oil and gas
companies.

Pickup trucks and vans draw a great deal of police attention
because a pickup was used to transport the bomb used in the
Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta two years ago. That bombing
killed 12 people. -- Antara