Operation Clean

Operation Clean

From Kompas

"Operation Clean" which was launched by the armed forces
months ago has produced concrete results. The operation is aimed
at ridding certain places in the city of potential criminals. It
was also meant to curb all forms of gambling. This measure of
authority is really laudable.

However, we often hear complaints from Indonesian female
workers, who have just returned from Saudi Arabia, that they were
vulgarly abused in the Soekarno-Hatta airport by "officials"
wearing uniforms with badges of a department, together with
unofficial persons in plain clothes, who were equally rude.

It might be worthwhile to also extend the `operation clean'
activity to include the Soekarno-Hatta airport so that unpleasant
scenes in the airport could be eliminated and make foreign
tourists feel comfortable.

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