Central Jakarta police chief

Central Jakarta police chief

From Kompas

We were startled upon reading in a number of newspapers such
as Pos Kota about an SCTV reporter being interrogated by Central
Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. H.M. Ibrahim at the time the
television reporter was covering the Kilat Jaya operations in the
Tanah Abang area recently. The police officer angrily asked
questions such as "Where did you get the permit to cover this
operation?"

It happened before when the officer was police chief in North
Jakarta and was leading a similar operation at Hailai, Ancol. He
completely ignored a reporter who showed his press card issued by
the Indonesian Journalists' Association (PWI).

If such things continue to take place, I am afraid the
consensus between the RI chief of police and PWI Jakarta in 1978
has been forgotten by police officers. As a member of PWI
Jakarta, I am concerned about the attitude of some police
officers recently.

I would like to express my respect to Maj. Gen. (ret)
Koesparmono Irsan, who in his capacity as director of
investigation of Police Headquarters until his retirement, always
showed a friendly attitude towards journalists. He should serve
as a model for other officers.

A member of

PWI Jakarta