Bojong locals protest at police HQ

Bojong locals protest at police HQ

JAKARTA: Over 1,000 environmentalists and residents from
Bojong, Bogor regency, staged a protest on Monday at National
Police Headquarters, South Jakarta.

The protectors demanded the police to withdraw mobile brigade
forces from their area and dismiss Bogor Police chief Adj. Sr.
Comr. HM Taufik for his failure to protect the people. They also
accused the police of protecting PT Wira Guna Sejahtera, a
private company appointed by the Jakarta Administration to manage
the Bojong waste treatment facility.

Coordinator of the National Commission for Missing Persons and
Victims of Violence (Kontras) Usman Hamid said police had
intimidated residents who held a rally against the waste facility
on March 3, by shooting their guns into the air and into the
ground at the demonstrators' feet.

National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Baasyir promised to check
out their reports, but did not elaborate. -- JP