City police awards 'Zarina Team' members<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata
\npresented yesterday honorary awards and cash to five police
\ndetectives for their remarkable work in bringing Ecstasy-case
\nescapee Zarina back from the United States.<\/p>\n
The five officers are Lt. Col. Gories Mere, who led the
\nmission, Lt. Col. Bakat Purwanto, Maj. Carlo Tewu, Capt. Tomy
\nWatulu and First Sgt. Vivi Cangkung, the only woman on the team.<\/p>\n
Besides receiving certificates, the officers were given cash.<\/p>\n
Mere, who is secretary of the Jakarta crime investigation
\ndirectorate, received Rp 1 million (US$432), the other three male
\ndetectives Rp 750,000 each and Sgt. Vivi Rp 400,000.<\/p>\n
\"It's not about the amount of money but what we need to show
\nhere is how much we appreciate the great work of our personnel in
\nfighting crime,\" Hamami said.<\/p>\n
\"The awards were to honor their efforts, which I think were a
\nremarkable success, in being able to arrest and bring Zarina back
\nhome for trial,\" Hamami said in his speech.<\/p>\n
The honors are also part of our efforts to realize our reward
\nand punishment system, he said.<\/p>\n
The awards were presented at a routine ceremony held every
\nMonday at the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Jl. Gatot Subroto,
\nSouth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Earlier, a U.S. embassy security attache congratulated the
\nJakarta detectives.<\/p>\n
\"The Indonesian police have proved their professionalism and
\nhard work in investigating this case across international
\nborders,\" he said after Zarina's arrival on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Zarina, who was re-arrested in Houston on Nov. 4 after hiding
\nfor three months since escaping from police on Aug. 8, is still
\nunder investigation and in police custody.<\/p>\n
\"We're still discussing with interrogators every detail about
\nthe investigation and questioning of this case,\" Head of the
\nJakarta CID, Col. Paimin Abuamr, said last night.<\/p>\n
Therefore, \"we have made no significant progress in our
\nprobe,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Zarina's lawyer Amir Syamsuddin refused to comment on the
\nprogress of Zarina's interrogation, now in its second day.<\/p>\n
\"I need to meet her relatives first to discuss Zarina's case,\"
\nAmir said.<\/p>\n
He said he would immediately assign a senior lawyer from his
\nlaw firm to assist Zarina during police questioning. (bsr)<\/p>",
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