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The president will soon select members for the National Police Commission. Without the commitment of the NPC and the police, it will be difficult to bring about change.

June 14, 2005

THE formation of the National Police Commission is timely, given the number of public complaints on the performance of the police. There have been cynical comments about the quality of police work. If you lose a goat and report it to the police, said one quip, you could well end up losing a cow. The Organization of Land Transport Companies estimates that illegal levies amount to Rp11 trillion a year, some paid to the security forces. Everyb

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