Policeman offering compromise

Policeman offering compromise

On Aug. 13 evening, I was driving a car from the National
Monument toward Grand Hyatt Hotel. When turning right to get into
the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, I took the second lane instead of
the first one as a police officer on duty, who stopped and later
ticketed me, said.

Before issuing the traffic violation ticket number 02306590
for a quick trial at the Central Jakarta court on Aug. 28, 2001
the police officer of Jl. M.T. Haryono police precinct in
Pancoran, offered me a compromise against the payment of some
money to him. He said that I would have to pay a fine of Rp
75,000 at the court. The police officer's offer for a compromise
was very tempting to car drivers, including me, but to maintain
the good reputation of our police force, efforts must be made to
ensure that such a practice will be eradicated.

WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA

Jakarta