New city police spokesman installed

New city police spokesman installed

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Soetanto
installed Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis on Thursday as the new city
police spokesman, replacing Lt. Col. Edward Aritonang.

Lubis previously served as head of the sociopolitical subunit
of the Armed Forces Information Center, while his predecessor,
Aritonang, will be assigned chief of the Tanjung Priok port
police.

Lubis said after the installation ceremony that his new post
would be challenging, but at the same time he was eager to tackle
the new assignment.

"I've spent years working behind desks with papers and
reports, now it's time to mingle with journalists," he said.

He realizes that the new post bears heavy responsibilities,
especially ahead of the upcoming general election and the General
Session of the People's Consultative Assembly.

"I believe there will be more street protests and other
related incidents. I hope I can get support from the journalists
I will work with to convey the police's message to the public,"
he said.

At the modest ceremony, Aritonang expressed his deepest
gratitude to journalists who, according to him, had taught him a
lot.

"For many reasons, I've been helped by journalists to develop
my personality and career," he said. (emf)