Motorcycle Gang Action Rises In Bandung City, Wacanakan City Government Adds CCTV To Minimize Criminality

Officers monitored traffic through the CCTV monitor screen in the TMC room of the Demak Police, Central Java, Monday 12 November 2018. (ANTARA-Aji S)

JABAR - The Bandung City Government (Pemkot) seeks additional surveillance cameras (CCTV) and street lighting to minimize crimes, including anarchism from motorcycle gang members.

"It must be, we will try to continue to propose to the honorable council (DPRD of Bandung City), the need for this is a necessity," said Bandung Mayor Ema Sumarna at Bandung City Hall, West Java (West Java), Thursday, May 25, confiscated by Antara.

The need for CCTV and street lights is a necessity, he said, because if you only rely on human senses, it is not enough to monitor and maintain security.

Moreover, he added, the number of existing security personnel is also limited and needs greater support.

"If you rely on the human senses, with the number of personnel, although I don't know exactly how many police strengths, including Satpol PP which is only 400, I think maybe it's not enough to cover our territory," said Ema.

Although geographically it is only 167.31 square kilometers, the city of Bandung has a large potential for vulnerability because of its status as the capital city of West Java Province, the city of education, the city of entertainment, and the city of tourist destinations.

"So, even though it's wide, the potential for vulnerability is large because Bandung is a destination city from anywhere, with various functions. So, with that appeal, many people live in the city of Bandung. I'm sure the majority of people live, but there are always people who want to take advantage of the situation," he said.

To note, in the last two weeks, crimes in the city of Bandung have attracted the attention of the public, especially related to motorcycle gang crimes where there were three criminal acts that were strongly suspected of being carried out by motorcycle gangs.

On Thursday 18 May, a motorcycle gang took action against a member of the TNI and his wife on the highway in the Gegerkalong Hilir area, Sukasari District, Bandung City. The police suspect that the motorcycle gang that carried out the action was four people.

From the street crime, the TNI member was injured and was rushed to the hospital and his wife suffered minor bruises.

Furthermore, the motorcycle gang crime also occurred on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta, Bandung City, Sunday, May 21, to be precise around the Panoramic Apartment. As a result, the young man with the initials AN (22) became a victim of the beating.

Apart from being injured, AN's motorbike was taken away by a motorcycle gang after the beating. The perpetrators were also suspected of molesting it with baseball bats.

Still on the same day, the motorcycle gang's action also took place in the Antapani area, Jalan Canal Jakarta, Bandung City. The action was known from the video footage of surveillance cameras around the location.

From the video footage received, it appears that a motorcyclist fell on the road and was chased by a number of people. Then, the motorcyclist was seen being beaten by a number of these people.

The beating had also caused vehicle traffic to be disrupted. Then, in the video, it appears that several people have fled using motorbikes.