Hamami lauds police on duty
Hamami lauds police on duty
JAKARTA (JP): Charity did begin at home yesterday for City
Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata when he willingly gave Rp
150,000 (US$62.60) to 10 policemen on duty at the Senen bus
terminal during his tour of inspection around the city.
None of the 10 officers, of the Police Special Force Mobile
Brigade, had received their Rp 15,000 allowance since being
assigned to maintain order on Feb. 1 when the Lebaran holiday
exodus began.
Hamami said he was surprised to find his men had not been paid
despite their working hard for the benefit of the public.
According to the City Police spokesman, Maj. Nyoman Suriasta,
the allowance budget for all officers assigned to security
precautions during the holidays came from President Soeharto and
Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto.
"The allowance should have been given to each officer directly
from their police precincts chiefs, and on the very first day of
their assignment," Nyoman said.
He said more than 200 personnel had been deployed at bus
terminals and railway stations to maintain public order;
30 at Gambir, 72 at Senen, 98 at Pulo Gadung, and 172 at Kampung
Rambutan.
Hamami visited the four terminals; Gambir railway station and
Senen bus station in Central Jakarta and the Pulo Gadung and
Kampung Rambutan terminals in East Jakarta.
Motivation
Hamami said the tour of inspection was to boosting the spirit
and motivation of his officers in anticipation of the influx of
people returning to Jakarta.
"The good cooperation between all personnel involved in the
operation has resulted in a decrease in the crime rate by 10
percent," he said.
The two-star police general yesterday also donated boxes of
instant noodles, canned food and soft drinks to the policemen on
duty and chatted with passengers still waiting for buses to take
them home.
According to Kampung Rambutan station data, around 300,000
people have departed from the station since Jan. 31.
Just as Hamami and his entourage were leaving Kampung Rambutan
an accident occurred right in front of them. A mini-van hit the
median strip near the exit gate of Taman Mini Indonesia Park on
the Jagorawi toll road.
The driver of the Suzuki Carry mini-van, who was speeding,
lost control of his car after one of its rear wheels burst,
causing the van to roll before hitting the median strip,
witnesses said.
The driver, Sopian, suffered minor injuries, but two of his
eight passengers were seriously injured and were rushed to the
Indonesian Christian University's hospital in Cililitan, East
Jakarta.
They were on their way to Ancol Dreamland Park, North Jakarta,
to enjoy the Lebaran holiday. (04)