Police women harassed

BANDUNG: Chief of the West Java military command Maj. Gen. Tayo Tarmadi deplored campaign violence suffered by many people, including female police officers who were harassed in political rallies.

He said here over the weekend that a number of police officers had been injured and even hospitalized following violent campaign rallies. "Some officers sustained bruises, lost their teeth and even had their jaws broken," Tayo said.

The harassment by poll contenders' supporters against some female police officers regulating the traffic was abhorrent, he said. "This must never happen again in the future," he was quoted by Antara as saying.

Twenty-three people died during the recent election campaign in West Java, mostly due to traffic accidents. (swe)