New commander of mobile brigade

Head of the city police Maj. Gen. Hindarto installed Lt. Col Sukirno as commander of the city police Mobile Brigade over the weekend.

Sukirno replaces Lt. Col. Wenas, who has been made head of the South Jakarta police precinct.

Sukirno, who hails from Banjarnegara, Central Java, graduated from the police academy in 1974, the police college PTIK in 1983, and the Army Staff and Command School (Seskoad) in 1984.

Sukirno used to be a commander of the Mobile Brigade Platoon in 1978 before moving to Central Kalimantan as head of general affairs of criminal investigations in 1989. (22)