KL police meet RI counterparts

KL police meet RI counterparts

YOGYAKARTA (JP): A one-day meeting between Indonesian National
Police commanders and their counterparts from Malaysia was held
at the Yogyakarta Garuda Natour Hotel on Tuesday.

Sources said that the meeting was held to discuss sensitive
border issues, and Indonesian Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo was
supposed to lead the Indonesian officers.

However, reporters did not see Rusdihardjo and the meeting was
closed to journalists.

No statements were later made by the Indonesian officers, but
chief of Malaysian "Polis Marine" Senior Assistant Commissioner
Mohammad bin Muda spoke to reporters about a recent boat
accident.

"The security border between the two countries is in good
condition, so far," he said, adding that the Malaysian police
(PDRM) had continued searching for the lost passengers of the
ill-fated Bunga Kelana IV in the Strait of Malacca.

"We intensified our patrol around the area to rescue
passengers who may have survived," he said after attending the
meeting.

Motor boat Bunga Kelana IV, which was carrying about 75 job
seekers from Indonesia, was hit by big waves on its way to
Malaysia.

Only nine passengers survived. Seven bodies were found by
Malaysian Marine Police.

"We suspect that the boat was overloaded. Such a boat should
carry only around 25 passengers but there were 70 to 80
passengers onboard," he said. (44)