Germany helps RI combat terrorism

Germany helps RI combat terrorism

JAKARTA: The German Embassy in Jakarta opened a Federal
Criminal Police Office here on Tuesday to help the Indonesian
police combat terrorism and transnational crimes.

The office will also support the Indonesian police with
technical assistance and training.

Currently, five Indonesian police officers are preparing for a
training program in Germany, scheduled for January next year.

A delegation of high-ranking senior officers from the German
Federal Criminal Police Office are visiting Jakarta, headed by
Juergen Maurer, head of the department of state security and
antiterrorism.

Beside opening the liaison office, the German delegation will
organize discussions on international terrorism and organized
crimes as well as possible areas of future cooperation.

Germany has dispatched 59 officers to 48 liaison offices in 45
countries around the world. -- JP