Police arrest 1,000 hoodlums

Police arrest 1,000 hoodlums

SEMARANG, Central Java: The police have rounded up about 1,000
street hoodlums in the ongoing operation aimed at suppressing
street violence.

"The war against hoodlums continue. We will strike hard but
abide by the laws," Central Java and Yogyakarta Police chief Maj.
Gen. Hariman AS told The Jakarta Post Tuesday.

The operation against street crime in the region has received
strong support from citizens in the areas, he said.

Started two weeks ago following the murder by a criminal gang
in a Jakarta shopping complex, the operation is aimed to restore
citizens' sense of security. (har/29)