Jakarta Brimob officers sent to Aceh

JAKARTA(JP): Some 114 officers from the police's elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) departed on Monday bound for Aceh to reinforce the security forces in the troubled province.

A ceremony to see off the officers from Brimob's headquarters in Kelapa Dua was held at the Jakarta Police headquarters, with the salute being taken by Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacob.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said the detachment of Brimob officers was meant to refresh the security forces in Aceh as they were being sent to replace their Brimob comrades who had been assigned earlier to Aceh. (emf)