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18492
Mon, 09/08/2008 - 19:22
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POLICE GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR LEBARAN HOMECOMING
Jakarta, Sept 8 (ANTARA) - The police were ready to secure this year's Lebaran homecoming, the National Police's Traffic Director, Brigen. Yudi Sushariyanto, said at a meeting with legislators at the parliament building here Monday.
"The police along with other public service institutions such as the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Domestic Affairs, and the Directorate General of Bina Marga are committed to creating a joyful, safe and comfortable Lebaran of 2008," Yudi said, adding that his institution would send 43.700 policemen to help ease the transportation during Lebaran homecoming period.
According to the police's data, 789 people died in road accidents when they went to their hometowns for last year's Lebaran. The data also showed a number of criminal acts such as robberies and thefts against those who were on their way to their honmetowns.
"We intend to decrease the number of fatalities by increasing the number of policemen, paying more attention to several spots prone to accidents, enforcing laws and traffic policies" he said.
The police estimated that there were 25 accident-potential spots in Sumatra Island, 49 mudslide-potential locations, and 51 areas prone to criminal acts.
Yudi also said that police would guarantee the safety for distribution of basic necessities (rice, milk, sugar, vegetable oil, chili, onion, peanut, meat and egg) across the country.
"The police along with other public service institutions such as the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Domestic Affairs, and the Directorate General of Bina Marga are committed to creating a joyful, safe and comfortable Lebaran of 2008," Yudi said, adding that his institution would send 43.700 policemen to help ease the transportation during Lebaran homecoming period.
According to the police's data, 789 people died in road accidents when they went to their hometowns for last year's Lebaran. The data also showed a number of criminal acts such as robberies and thefts against those who were on their way to their honmetowns.
"We intend to decrease the number of fatalities by increasing the number of policemen, paying more attention to several spots prone to accidents, enforcing laws and traffic policies" he said.
The police estimated that there were 25 accident-potential spots in Sumatra Island, 49 mudslide-potential locations, and 51 areas prone to criminal acts.
Yudi also said that police would guarantee the safety for distribution of basic necessities (rice, milk, sugar, vegetable oil, chili, onion, peanut, meat and egg) across the country.
