Fri, 30 Nov 2001

From: Jawawa

JP/Mulkan Salmona

LEADERSHIP CHANGE: New National Police chief General Da'i Bachtiar (left) shakes hands with his predecessor General Suroyo Bimantoro at the State Palace on Jl. Veteran, Central Jakarta. President Megawati Soekarnoputri installed Da'i on Thursday as the new police chief replacing Bimantoro, who is to retire at the end of November. Vice President Hamzah Haz, a number of Cabinet ministers and members of the House of Representatives (DPR) also attended the ceremony.