MEDAN: A spate of violent muggings by machete-wielding thieves in Indonesia has drawn coded calls from prominent politicians for them to be killed-on-sight by police, in comments condemned by rights groups as condoning extrajudicial murders.
Last month, police in the northern Sumatran city of Medan shot dead a “begal” — a term used to describe a type of street thief known for their brutality — as part of what the force said was a bid to “eradicate” them.Bobby Nasution, Medan mayor and President Joko Widodo’s son-in-law, lauded the officers involved, saying such criminals should be shot dead on the spot.
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