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Ubud security worries Bali police chief
BALI – Concerns about the security in Ubud have been raised in an article in the the Bali Post and reported by Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com).
The report indicates Bali’s Chief of Police, Inspector General Paulus Purwoko, has renewed his call on the people of Ubud and their regional government to introduce a coordinated system of community security.
The latest “warning” from General Purwoko was made during an October 10 visit to Gianyar regency.
According to press reports, Purwoko is growing increasingly unhappy with the lack of tangible progress on promises to improve Ubud’s security situation nearly one year after a vicious robbery attack on two Korean tourists in December 2006.
While coordinated community security programmes are already in operation in many places across the rest of the island, the police chief feels Ubud has done little in this regard, despite its designation as a pilot project for community policing.
Underling his frustration, Purwoko said Ubud has both the potential and manpower for an effective security programme and only awaits an implementing agent.
Bali’s top policeman told the people of Ubud they will have only themselves to blame if a security breach occurs; warning locals not to rush to blame the police should such an undesired event occur.
Contacted separately, Ubud community leader Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati sees the problem as one of funding and asked for more clarification on the use of visa on arrival fees collected at Bali’s airport.
Ian Jarrett
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