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Bali-Aussie Police to fight crime
Friendly neighbor: Australian Home Minister Brendan O’Connor (center) inspects police officer activity at The Computer Based Training Facility at the Bali Police headquarters Friday
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span class="inline inline-center">Friendly neighbor: Australian Home Minister Brendan O’Connor (center) inspects police officer activity at The Computer Based Training Facility at the Bali Police headquarters Friday. The facility was established in cooperation between the Indonesian National Police supported by the Australian Federal Police and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in April this year. JP/Ni Komang Erviani
Australia has committed to strengthen cooperation between the country’s federal police and the Bali Police to fight transnational crimes in the resort island.
Australian Minister of Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor on Friday visited the Bali Police headquarters to discuss improvements of the ongoing cooperation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Bali police on combating the crimes.
“I’m here to see a very good cooperation between the local police and the AFP on transnational
crimes. Australia will always be willing to assist the local police in fighting crime,” O’Connor said during
his visit to the office of the Transnational Crime Coordination Team (TNCT) located at the Bali Police headquarters.
TNCT is a special force established by the two countries in July last year to tackle various transnational crimes, such as human trafficking, drug trafficking and terrorism.
During the visit, the minister also observed a computer-based training facility for police officers.
The training center, launched on April 14, was part of the partnership between the National Police, AFP and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC).
O’Connor praised the Bali Police for making the most of the cooperation.
“I’m very impressed with facilities here and the close cooperation between the two police forces.”
The minister said he was concerned by the alarming rate of transnational crimes in the region, and pledged to provide any necessary assistance to fight crime and maintain public safety.
Commenting about a number of crimes implicating Australians in Bali, especially drug trafficking,
Brendan said his country respected Indonesia’s due process of law to settle the cases.
“We respect the law of Indonesia and we will continue to work very closely to combat all forms of crimes.”
Several Australians were involved in drug trafficking in Bali.
The latest major case was the so-called Bali Nine in 2005, in which nine Australians were convicted for smuggling 8.2 kilograms of heroin from Australia to the island. Three face death sentences.
Bali police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Ketut Adria, who welcomed the Australian minister’s visit, said that cooperation with the federal police had contributed much to the provincial police’s efforts in tackling transnational crimes.
“We both have engaged in a close cooperation, and they have helped us a lot in undertaking our daily works,” Adria said.
“This cooperation is very important since Bali, one of the world’s most famous tourist destinations, is very prone to transnational crimes.”
