City graduates last batch of civilian force members
City graduates last batch of civilian force members
JAKARTA (JP): The last batch of the 3,000-member People's
Security (Kamra) civilian force have just completed their 12-day
military training course, Jakarta Military Command spokesman Lt.
Col. DJ Nachrowi said.
After the completion of this course last week, the city now
has 12,000 Kamra members, which have been deployed to manage
traffic in heavy flow areas in and around the capital.
According to Nachrowi, Jakarta security authorities so far
have no plans to train more Kamra personnel, which were
originally assigned to help maintain security in the city ahead
of the June 7 general election and the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) General Session in August.
"The current number of Kamra personnel is satisfactory. It is
my superior who decides whether or not the city needs more
Kamra," Nachrowi said on Monday.
After completing their training, Kamra members are deployed
and supervised by Jakarta Police.
Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Monday the
12,000 Kamra members "are adequate to assist city police in
maintaining security here".
"Moreover, it's not easy to manage a huge number of people
like them," Lubis said.
The Kamra force is expected to be disbanded by the end of the
year, after the MPR General Session, he said.
Last week police came under fire for failing to distribute
meal and transportation allowances to Kamra members, who are paid
Rp 200,000 each per month.
The Media Indonesia daily reported on Friday that some Kamra
members in Jakarta, Tangerang and Bekasi expressed resentment
after no payments were made for their meal and transportation
expenses.
The amount was not mentioned, but officer Lubis admitted the
problem and said it was mainly due to "a bureaucratic error".
He said the problem had been solved and said he hoped so
further such delays would occur in the future.
The funding for Kamra comes from the central government
budget, and the police are responsible for distributing the
funds.
The training of the 12,000 Kamra for the capital was divided
into four batches with 3,000 recruits each. (01)