The South Sumatra Police Chief Orders His Substance To Express Legal Cases In The Musi River Area Before 2023

SUMSEL - South Sumatra Police (Sumsel) highlighted the potential for violations of the law in the Musi River considering the heavy traffic of vessels transporting basic needs to industries on these waterways.

South Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Albertus Rachmad Wibowo explained the potential violations of the law that will be highlighted by his party, including coal barges that are overloaded, do not have valid travel documents, to park outside the map of the flow of the Kesyahbandaran authority.

This is my concern, check the completeness, what is the content, if it violates the action. We are given a government budget not only for patrols but for law enforcement. Use that," he said confirmed in Palembang, South Sumatra, Friday, November 25, confiscated by Antara.

Albertus said that the Musi River is a 'gold route' of the economy in South Sumatra.

Based on data compiled by the Vessel Traffic Service Office of the Palembang Class 1 Navigation District during October 2022, the number of ships sailing in through the Musi River channel was 645 units, while 712 ships were out of the flow.

Ships that cross the type of tanker, coal barge tagboats, palm oil, food commodities, and non-conventional goods vessels with GT 35 sizes, GT 60 to passenger transport ships.

The ships cross the Musi River channel which has a length of 56.3 nautical miles 104,242 kilometers. Its length starts from the outer threshold of the Bangka Strait to the Port of Boombaru Palembang.

Therefore, Albertus views that the density of ship traffic activities makes the Musi River has a fairly large level of vulnerability in violations of the law.

In highlighting the potential for violations of the law in the Musi River, Albertus also gave targets to his subordinates. Albertus ordered his personnel at the South Sumatra Police to uncover legal cases in the waters of the Musi River before the 2022 budget close.

He realized that the Musi River was very wide and long, so many flow branches made supervision quite difficult.

However, Albertus emphasized that these conditions should not be used as loopholes to be used by individuals who violate the law or fraud that can harm the community, especially the regional economy.

"It's not just patrols, but checking the ship, who knows if the cargo is illegal oil or subsidized oil, illegal timber, not to mention drugs, that's the heaviest sin in my opinion if he doesn't take action," he said.

To emphasize this attention, he invited the public to take part in law enforcement in the waters of the Musi River.

The way is that the public can provide information related to non-criminal in the waters to the police complaint number 0813-70002-110 whose identity is guaranteed to be safe.

"I prepared a gift. Even if he (the reporting community) wants to become a member of the National Police, it will be distributed. We mostly have stronger criminal syndicates or people want developed countries," he concluded.