Preventing Looting In The Middle Of The Road, The National Police Deployed Assistance Assistance For West Sulawesi Earthquake Victims

Escort logistics aid for the West Sulawesi earthquake (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The National Police is following up on news about the looting of aid intended for earthquake victims in West Sulawesi. In addition to investigative measures, the Police have alerted a number of personnel to guard the crossing of vehicles carrying aid.

"The West Sulawesi Police Chief has ordered 4 Polres, namely Polres Polman, Polres Majene, Polres Install Timber and Polres Mamuju Tengah to be active in securing and overseeing the distribution of logistical assistance and humanitarian assistance," said Head of Section of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday. , January 18th.

With the deployment of these personnel, it is hoped that this can prevent acts of looting and so on. That way, various aids sent to refugee camps will be quickly distributed.

"Ensuring smooth and safe distribution until arriving in Mamuju is safe and smooth," he said.

However, on that occasion Ramadan did not explain the progress of the investigation regarding the news of looting.

Previously, videos circulating on social media showed a group of people who were said to have looted basic supplies for earthquake victims in West Sulawesi.

Based on the 28-second video uploaded by the Twitter account @manhajsalaf_ which has been changed to @gurumengaji, you can see a group of people swarming around the pickup truck. They took the things that were in that car.

"Looting while distributing to the West Sulawesi Region. May Allah protect Humanitarian Volunteers and also the people affected by the disaster," quoted from the @manhajsalaf_ account.

In fact, in the middle of the video, a person wearing an orange jacket can be seen picking up two sacks of rice. Meanwhile, several other people also tried to take other items.