- Police announce major reshuffle
Friday, April 23, 2004
PC Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Police announced on Thursday a major reshuffle within the institution, which included the replacement of 20 middle-ranking to high-ranking officers.
"The tour of duty is standard practice in any institution. It's part of the cycle, there's nothing wrong with it," deputy police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko D.A. said.
The changes also include the replacement of several high-ranking officers who are retiring, such as the appointment of Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi as the deputy chief of operational affairs to replace Insp. Gen. I Dewa Gde Astika.
National Police chief Gen. Dai' Bachtiar has also appointed Central Kalimantan Police chief Brig. Gen. Ramli Darwis as Criminal Investigations Department (at National Police Headquarters) chief, a position left vacant by Brig. Gen. Hary Setiabudi, who died of heart attack in March.
This is the second reshuffle for the first half of this year. The first reshuffle took place in early March involving five high-ranking officers of the detective and criminal division.
The position of retiring Comr. Gen. M.A. Erwin Mappaseng was filled by Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung Soedjono, the then deputy chief of the detective division.
1. Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi Old Position : Central Java Police chief New Position : National Police's deputy chief of operational affairs
2. Insp. Gen. I Dewa Gde Astika Old Position : National Police's deputy chief of operational affairs New Position : Retiring
3. Insp. Gen. Basyir Barmawi Old Position: National Police spokesman New Position: Governor, Police Academy
4. Ins. Gen. Insmerda Lebang Old Position : Governor, Police Academy New status : Central Java Police chief
5. Insp. Gen. Paiman Old Position : Expert staff on social and political affairs at the National Police headquarters New status : National Police spokesman
6. Brig. Gen. Ramli Darwis Old position : Central Kalimantan Police chief New status : Criminal Investigations Department (at National Police Headquarters) chief of identification
7. Sr. Comr. Ardjunan Wailan Old Position : Middle ranking officer within National Police Headquarters New status : Central Kalimantan Police chief
8. Brig. Gen. Djosua PM Sitompul Old position : Central Kalimantan Police deputy chief New status : Principal, National Police School
9. Brig. Gen. Muhibbin Old Position : National Police Bureau chief of research and development New status : Central Java Police deputy chief