Bad news for bad officers

Bad news for bad officers

BANDUNG, West Java: Transportation Minister Haryanto
Dhanutirto vowed yesterday to crack down on traffic officials who
find faults with vehicles and extort drivers for money.

He promised to advise his department, in charge of land
transportation, to provide cards for all drivers of public
vehicles in which they can report on any inconvenient treatment
they obtain from transport officials along the way.

"The drivers' employers can then file complaints with the
police regional command in their respective areas," he said,
while meeting with 500 drivers Tuesday.

At the same occasion, Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, the
National Police chief deputy, acknowledged that about one percent
of Indonesia's 180,000 policemen allegedly extorted drivers on
the streets.

"Don't be afraid to give us accurate information on such
corrupt officers," he said. (pet/pan)