Cianjur Regent Asks Schools To Dismiss Students Who Join Motorcycle Gangs

CIANJUR - The Cianjur Regency Government, West Java, asked the school to impose sanctions for dismissal for students who are proven to be participating in motorized gangs, because they often disturb the residents of the area.

Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman said he supported measured decisive action taken by the Cianjur Police. In addition, the local government will ask the school to impose strict sanctions expelled from the school.

"Over the past week, we have received many reports from residents about motorized gangs acting in a number of areas in Cianjur, after being traced most of them are still in school," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 8.

In order to anticipate the rise of students participating in motorized gangs, the Cianjur Youth and Sports Education Office (Disdikpora) is intensifying socialization with the local Forkopimda so that students avoid harmful activities.

He hopes that with strict sanctions issued from schools, there will be no more students in Cianjur who enter as members of motorized gangs, because they can harm themselves, the future and the good name of the family.

"Cianjur Police arrested dozens of members of motorized gangs, most of whom were students, they received guidance before being returned to their respective parents, while those carrying sharp weapons were still being processed," he said.

Cianjur Police Chief AKBP Aszari Kurniawan, said three members of a motorized gang who had caused trouble on Jalan Raya Puncak-Cipanas, two of whom were still registered as students at a vocational high school in Cianjur.

"After a few days we also arrested dozens of members of motorized gangs, most of whom were students, so they were trained and returned to their parents with a note that they would not repeat their actions again, because strict sanctions would be imposed," he said.

Meanwhile, to suppress the action of motorized gangs in Cianjur, his party applies measured decisive action or shooting on the spot when causing trouble and disturbing public order and threatening the safety of residents, especially motorists in Cianjur.