Police operations claimed 23 lives last month
Police operations claimed 23 lives last month
Emmy Fitri and
Damar Harsanto
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
JAKARTA: Twenty three criminals were shot dead in the Greater
Jakarta area by the city police during a police operation
codenamed Brantas Jaya last month, an officer announced on
Tuesday.
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam told
reporters that the police were forced to shoot the criminals dead
because they had resisted arrest after being caught red-handed.
The police operation was aimed at cracking down on crimes
committed on public transport.
Anton said that a total of 123 sharp weapons had been
confiscated during the month, along with 52 firearms, 44 pistols,
eight rifles and 394 bullets.
Police also arrested 154 suspects.
"As crime evidence, we have amassed 22 motorcycles, 10 cars,
Rp 8,498,000 in cash, four cellular phones, one computer and four
wallets," Anton said.
The operation was launched last month along with two other
raids, codenamed Sapu Jagat targeting the illegal possession of
weapons and Zebra Jaya against traffic violations.
On Tuesday, police also revealed the results of the two other
operations.
City police managed to confiscate a total of 296 weapons of
various types and 7,922 bullets during the Sapu Jagat operation.
"The raids are effective if we look at the total seizure we
made. We are considering continuing this operation differently,
perhaps integrating it more with other operations," Anton said.
The Sapu Jagat operation was carried out mostly on the streets
and also at private homes after police received information on
the ownership of illegal weapons.
In the raid, besides firearms, police also searched for
explosives. During the one-month-long operation, three live
grenades were also impounded. Other seizures included 25 gas guns
and 28 air rifles.
Police also named 74 suspects, whose cases are still being
processed.
Meanwhile, in the Zebra Jaya operation to uphold traffic
regulations a total of 24,977 cases were being processed by the
police, mostly concerning minor violations of the now
standardized vehicle number plates.