Illegal guns rampant in Semarang

Illegal guns rampant in Semarang

SEMARANG: Central Java legislative council demanded provincial
police on Friday step up efforts to reduce the widespread
circulation of illegal firearms in the province.

Winardi, a senior councillor from the Indonesian Military
(TNI) and police faction, said that the circulation of illegal
guns had reached an alarming level, proven by the recent series
of armed robberies that killed two police officers.

During a hearing with provincial police officials at the
council building, another councillor, Trimanto, shared his
experience on the rampant circulation of guns in the province.

"When I had lunch recently at a restaurant here, I was offered
them by a sales promotion girl," he said.

The councillors said that the police had to stop the illegal
circulation of illegal guns, because it contributed to a high
crime rate in the province. -- Antara