Airport police status upgraded

Airport police status upgraded

TANGERANG: Jakarta police officially upgraded the status of
its station at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday
from a subprecinct to a precinct police station, due to security
concerns.

Officiating at the ceremony, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.
Makbul Padmanegara said the status elevation was part of police
efforts to step up security measures at one of the country's main
entry points.

"We shall deploy personnel who are well qualified, especially
those who are fluent in English," he said, adding that police
personnel at the new precinct would be increased from 64 to 400.

Heading the new precinct is Adj. Sr. Comr. Firmansyah
Santyabudi, son of the former vice president, Try Sutrisno.
Former chief of the subprecinct, Comr. Sri Suari, has been
appointed deputy chief.

The call to raise the police station's status was made after a
bomb exploded at domestic arrivals Gate F on April 27. The
airport serves an average of 750,000 passengers per month. -- JP