Don't stop traffic or get drunk: Police

JAYAPURA, Papua: People should not get drunk, set up illegal roadblocks to demand money from motorists or attack those who set up the road blocks, Papua Provincial Police Deputy Chief Brig. Gen. Raziman Tarigan said Friday.

"If they are stopped at roadblocks, please contact police. But the public should not use violence against the perpetrators," he said.

Raziman said he had ordered officers to conduct routine patrols in strategic areas, including housing complexes and office buildings.

He said the public were entitled to build security posts in their neighborhoods, as long as they did not check people's ID cards or other documents.

"The people should not get drunk also because it will lead to further anxiety among the public," he said. --Antara