Jakarta deploys troops for street-crime crackdown

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more: https://sc.mp/ocaz3 Jakarta residents have largely welcomed a new police-military campaign against violent street crime, after a wave of brazen motorbike muggings struck fear in Indonesia’s capital. However, activists warn that using soldiers for civilian law enforcement blurs a critical legal boundary, stirring dark memories of extrajudicial killings from Indonesia’s authoritarian past. Follow us on: Website: https://scmp.com SCMP Knowledge: https://www.scmp.com/knowledge Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/