Aceh in need of more police

Aceh in need of more police

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: The plan to withdraw
police deployed in Aceh following the signing of the peace deal
between the government and the Free Aceh Movement would cause a
shortage of police in the province, a police official said.

According to a spokesman for the Aceh Police, Sr. Comr. Joko
Turahman, once the plan is completed, the province would have
only 8,000 police officers.

"The number is too little to cover Aceh's 21 regencies," Joko
said on Sunday, adding that the province would need at least
18,000 police officers.

In order to cope with the problem, he said, Aceh Police has
recently accepted 1,750 police officer candidates. -- JP