Lampung has new police chief

Lampung has new police chief

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Col. Didy Kusumayadi was sworn in as
the new local police commander, replacing Col. Endang Suwanda
yesterday.

Endang, who had held office for two years, has been promoted
to the post of deputy chief of the North Sulawesi police
commander.

Didy was formerly adjutant to the vice president.

Chief of the southern Sumatra police command, Maj. Gen. Arief
Tawil, said when addressing the ceremony that the local police
would involve the public more in carrying out their jobs because
the number of personnel was inadequate.

With a population of 6.5 million and a total area of 35,000
square kilometers, Lampung province is secured by only 2,682
police officers. That means that each officer has to serve 2,450
people, he said.

"Ideally, the proportion should be one police officer for
every 500 people," he told the Antara news agency. (pan)