Firman Gani new Brimob chief

Firman Gani new Brimob chief

JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Roesmanhadi installed
Brig. Gen. Firman Gani as the new chief of the elite Mobile
Brigade (Brimob) in a ceremony at the brigade's headquarters in
Kelapa Dua, South Jakarta, on Wednesday morning.

Firman Gani, who served as an adjutant for former president
B.J. Habibie, replaces Brig. Gen. Silvanus Yulian Wenas. Wenas
will soon replace Brig. Gen. Hotman Siagian as Irian Jaya Police
chief.

Roesmanhadi installed four brigadier generals as the new heads
of the National Police detective directorates of general crime,
corruption, narcotics and special crimes on Tuesday.

The new directorate heads are Brig. Gen. Engkesman Rangkeong
Hillep, Brig. Gen. Timbul Silaen, Brig. Gen. James Daniel Sitorus
and Brig. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika, respectively.

The reshuffle in the detectives corps and the Mobile Brigade
is part of a major reshuffle of middle-ranking officers at
National Police Headquarters. (ylt)