Police train parties' security

Police train parties' security

BOGOR (JP): Police gave a training course for about 430
security officers from 43 political parties on Tuesday and
Wednesday to help maintain security before and during the June 7
General Election.

Bogor Mayor R. Iswara Natanegara said in his speech at the
opening of the two-day training course at the Bogor Mayoralty
compound that the security officers had to be vigilant toward any
possible disturbance from "political hoodlums" during the
campaign period.

"The facts show that there are hoodlums who could be ordered
by certain political powers to spark riots in several cities in
the country," Iswara.

He explained that such people typically "infiltrated" the
political parties so as to cause conflicts among party
supporters.

He urged the security officers to conduct a preliminary
investigation to identify the existence of such agitators before
they could cause any disturbances.

Meanwhile, Bogor Police chief Lt. Col. Budi Gunawan said the
training was aimed at improving the security officers' skills to
control their party supporters. (24/jun)