Jakarta, Aug 14 (Antara) - The National Police will soon crack down on
illegal possession of firearms, following the recent shooting attacks on
police personnel and other targets, seen by security agencies as
attempts to spread terror.
"While conducting raids, our focus will be fire arms," National Police Deputy Chief Com. Gen Oegroseno said on Tuesday.
He said the main objective of the raids would be to identify and arrest
the perpetrators of the series of mysterious shooting attacks on police
officers over the past weeks.
The police will crack down on illegal arms possession as part of
efforts to prevent shooting incidents involving unidentified gunmen from
happening in the future.
The latest in the series of such attacks was the one on a police
officer's residence in Banjar Wijaya, a housing complex in Tangerang,
Banten province, by an unidentified person on Tuesday morning.
Many similar shooting incidents involving attacks on police personnel
have occurred in the recent past. A week ago, on August 7, an
unidentified gunman shot dead First Adjunct Inspector Dwiatno, from the
Cilandak sub-precinct police station in Ciputat, South Tangerang
municipality, Banten province.
The police officer, posted at the Community Development Unit of the
Cilandak sub-precinct police station in South Jakarta, was shot at 5 in
the morning, said Police Commissioner Sungkono, chief of the Cilandak
sub-precinct police station, later in the day.
On the same day, an unidentified person shot down a worker at Wirogunan prison in Yogyakarta.
Earlier, on July 27, two motorcyclists shot at Second Adjunct Inspector
Saktiyono, from the Traffic Unit at Central Jakarta Police, at 4.30 in
the morning, on Cirendeu Road in Ciputat.
Apart from police officers, such assailants have also targeted public places to spread terror among people.
As early as August 8 this year, some unidentified gunmen aboard a
minibus opened fire at a Transjakarta bus shelter, situated over the
bridge of Cawang Station in Jalan MT Haryono, East Jakarta, at 1.30 am.
National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Marciano Norman pointed out
that the attacks were made by members of one and the same group with the
intention of spreading terror.
Through their actions, he continued, they were trying to make their presence known to the public in the area.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that people belonging to, or having
links with, the same group are responsible for these attacks," he said
when asked about the shooting incidents.
The
shootings of police officers in Jakarta and a prison worker in
Yogyakarta in central Java also indicated that the terrorists saw
through the threats they issued against security personnel, Marciano
noted.
"The fact that the first two victims were shot from the back proves
that these terror mongers are looking for easy targets. The last such
target was also shot the same way," he stated. Marciano added that such
incidents should serve as a warning that all security forces, including
the military, the police, and prison guards, must never let down their
guard.
"There
should be no more victims," he said, adding that BIN would continue to
support the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) in its
investigative efforts.
Meanwhile, BNPT chief Ansyaad Mbai revealed that the BNPT is also
involved in the investigation. Police officers are being targeted by
terrorists because they represent the state, he explained.
"Those
who propagate violence have hatred for the state, which is why they
attack police officers, who are representatives of the state. Even in
Iraq and Egypt, police officers have been attacked," he noted.
He added that in light of the recent attack on a police officer in
Ciputat, people should not jump into a conclusion that it was carried
out by a terrorist.
"Instead of jumping to any conclusion, let's await the results of the
investigation," he said, adding on a lighter note that the terrorists
were also celebrating "lebaran" (post-fasting holiday).
Meanwhile, Police Spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said the National
Police ordered its rank and file to remain on alert for shooting
attacks
"In view of the recent shooting incidents, the police
chief has instructed his officers on duty to stay on alert for more such
attacks. Police suspect that those shooting incidents were acts of
terror," Boy stated.
Boy expressed the suspicion of police that the shooters were members of
a radical group whose objective was to spread terror. "So far, it seems
like they are all from a radical group that has the audacity to attack
police," he added.
He noted that people who have the courage to attack police officers are
generally members of such radical groups intent upon spreading
violence.
Therefore, the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has called on the police to
analyze the several mysterious shooting attacks on its personnel in
recent days and train as hard as possible to tackle the problem.
"The National Police should examine the shooting phenomenon seriously
and train its members to the maximum extent possible to deal with such
eventualities," IPT Presidium Chairman Neta S Pane said.
Neta said efforts at the grass-roots level were necessary for police
personnel to earn the public's respect and also anticipate the actions
of criminals who dare to shoot police officers in the field.
Deputy Police Chief Oegroseno said that the police will soon crack
down on illegal firearms trade in response to the recent attacks.
He said the police will launch such operations across the country and
take firm action against those found in illegal possession of firearms.
Oegroseno pointed out that the rampant shooting incidents of late took
place not because of the failure of police to take steps in anticipation
of criminal acts. Intelligence was also functioning well, he added.
"We should understand that criminals are always a step ahead. We can
take various anticipatory steps, but sometimes they can still manage to
be ahead of us," Oegroseno said.
The public also must play an active role and help the police in the
fight against the illegal trading and possession of firearms.***2***
(T.A014/INE/B003)
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