inp.polri.go.id - Banjarmasin. Chief of South Kalimantan Regional Police, Inspector General. Pol. Rikwanto, asked all people in South Kalimantan Province not to be afraid to report to the police if there are thugs and thuggery, so police will immediately take action. He said acts of thuggery in any form, whether illegal fees, illegal parking, and others, should not be tolerated. Of course, it is hoped that there will be community participation in providing information to the police if they know or become victims. In principle, the practice of thuggery should be ended. There must be a deterrent effect. The Chief of South Kalimantan Regional Police said the South Kalimantan Regional Police will take firm action againts thugery. If any thugery happens, firm action will be taken to the officers in charge where the thugs is occured. "Therefore, from now on, the thug raid will be increased both openly and in closed operations. If it is proven that there is a crime with sufficient evidence, then the perpetrator must be prosecuted. On the other hand, he also said that preventive efforts must also be put forward. For instance strengthening the function of Bhabinkamtibas (police officers who work at village or sub-district level) to prevent thugery,” Chief of South Kalimantan Regional Police emphasized when providing explanation at the Headquarter of South Kalimantan Regional.