- Indonesian police have been on an eight-month mission to beat crime in the run up to the 2018 Asian Games, which started on Friday.
- This includes killing dozens of petty criminals, Amnesty International said.
- 31 killings happened in the host cities of Jakarta and South Sumatra alone.
- The chief of police is open about the treatment of suspected criminals – saying if they fight back, his guys will just shoot them.
- The country is hosting the Asian Games until September 2, which is the second largest sporting event after the Olympics.
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Indonesia reportedly gunned down 31 people to reduce street crime ahead of the Asian Games
Amnesty International said that officers in the host cities of Jakarta and South Sumatra had shot dead 31 people during months of operations tied to the atheltics competition.
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