Military crackdown on guns

Military crackdown on guns

JAKARTA (JP): City Military Chief Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso said
Wednesday the military would crackdown on people owning illegal
guns in a bid to help police fight the recent tide of armed
robberies.

"Since the police's facilities are limited, we have a moral
commitment to assist them," Sutiyoso said.

At least two armed robberies have occurred this month. The
robbers used Colt-32 and FN-45 pistols.

Sutiyoso denied the guns the robbers used belonged to
soldiers. "Most armed forces' personnel use FN-46."

Six men robbed construction company PT Wira Matra Guna's
office on Jl. Cempaka Putih Tengah of Rp 125 million (US$53,648)
on Nov. 1. The robbers pretended they worked for the company and
threatened the company's cashiers with a gun and machetes. Police
caught five of the six men.

On Nov. 14 four men shot dead and robbed a businessman of Rp
30 million in Bank Exim's car park on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan,
Central Jakarta. The robbers are still at large. (jun)