Bogor gets new police chief

BOGOR (JP): Lt. Col. Edmon Ilyas was installed yesterday as the new chief of Bogor City Police, replacing Lt. Col. Zaenal Abidin.

Bogor Police chief Col. Dadang Garnida, who presided over the ceremony at local police headquarters, urged the new chief to improve on the successes of his predecessor in maintaining security in Bogor.

"You have to be consistently improving police vigilance against developments in the area, including its impact on security," he said.

Ilyas, who graduated from the Police Academy in 1981, was the chief of Dili Police, Andir Police in Bandung and the head of Bandung's detective unit.

Abidin, who graduated from the Police Academy in 1973, will become a law advisor at the Semarang Police Academy. (24)