Armed Disagreement
July 21, 2010
Do you think the officers should be armed? 07-14 July 2010 | ||
Yes | ||
9.77% | 108 | |
No | ||
87.60% | 968 | |
Unsure | ||
2.62% | 29 | |
Total | 100% | 1,105 |
HOME Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi issued Ministerial Decree No. 26/2010 that allows Public Order Officers to use firearms. According to Gamawan, the weapons allowed to be used are different from those used by police and military members. "The bullets are blunt," said Gamawan on Wednesday two weeks ago.
The regulation defines firearms a
...