N. Jakarta police gets new chief

N. Jakarta police gets new chief

JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo
yesterday installed Lt. Col. Abu Bakar Nataprawira, 44, as the
new head of the North Jakarta police precinct.

Abu Bakar replace Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi, who has been promoted
to secretary of the directorate of city crime investigation.

Dibyo praised Edi's success in combating crime during his
eight-month tenure as shown by area's drop in the crime rate.

He asked Abu Bakar to intensify the fight against crime.

I know it's no easy job (to suppress crimes) here but I have
no other choice than to do my best," Abu Bakar replied.

Edi, 44, is scheduled to start at his new post today to
replace Lt. Col. Primanto, who will pursue his studies at the
Command School.

Abu Bakar, married with three children, graduated from the
Indonesian Military Academy in 1974.

He was formerly chief of the Tanah Abang police sub-precinct
in Central Jakarta, head of the Tambora police sub-precinct in
West Jakarta, deputy head of the Tangerang police, intelligence
officer in South Kalimantan and an officer at the National Police
Headquarters.

His previous position was a senior officer at the intelligence
directorate at the National Police Headquarters. (bsr)