[Straits Times] FOLLOWING on the success in fighting terrorism with its Densus 88 anti-terrorism unit, the National Police is planning to form another group assigned specifically to handle riots.They're thinking of calling the the "riot squad."
National Police chief Gen Timur Pradopo said the members of the new detachment would be stationed at province-level police headquarters.
'I think this is the answer to settle problems, such as those in Temanggung and Cikeusik,' Timur said at the National Police headquarters on Tuesday, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
Gen Timur was referring to attacks and vandalism of three churches and one Christian school in Temanggung in Central Java and the mob lynching of three Ahmadis in Cikeusik, Banten, last month.
Gen Timur said the squad will be tasked to find breakthroughs and innovations in controlling riots in the field.