TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The police are currently on high alert following the murders of two policemen in Jakarta the past month. Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen. Putut Eko Bayuseno has issued specific instructions for the police to maintain vigilance against terrors targeting policemen.
"The police chief has asked all of his men not to wear their police uniforms on their way to and from work," Jakarta Police spokesman Rikwanto said yesterday, Monday, August 12. He added the police chief had also ordered policemen to avoid being alone while on duty.
The police suspected the perpetrators were choosing their victims randomly, as long as the targets were police officers.
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