Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman

Nurfaizi installed as new natioanl police spokesman

JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman
Astrosemitro yesterday installed Brig. Gen. Nurfauzi as the new
Indonesian Police spokesman replacing Brig. Gen. IK Ratta, who
went into retirement.

The appointment of Nurfaizi, 49, a top Jakarta detective, has
been warmly welcomed by crime reporters.

"We really hope that Pak (Mr) Nur won't change his good
relation with us and that he better realizes the need of the
media and police policy," said Erwin Tambunan from Bisnis
Indonesia daily.

In the past few years, a number of reporters have been banned
from covering news at police stations nationwide. The blacklist,
sent to all police stations, the Indonesian Journalists
Association and chief editors of respective media, was issued
after police found that the reporters made serious mistakes in
their coverage.

However, some senior reporters view Nurfaizi as a low-profile
officer who refuses to comment in detail about any case.

"Sometimes, he even runs away from reporters to avoid being
questioned," said a senior crime reporter, who refused to be
named.

Known as one of the most competent detectives in the country,
rumors in police circle has it that Nurfaizi will be in his new
position only for a few months.

"The position is only a stepping stone so he can be promoted
to a more important position," said a senior officer.

Nurfaizi, the first 1971 graduate of the Indonesian Armed
Forces Academy who received the rank of general, handed over his
post at Jakarta Police last month to Col. Adang Rismanto, head of
the Semarang Police in Central Java.

Previous positions he has held are deputy chief of the Central
Jakarta Police, chief of the Jakarta Port Police, chief of the
North Jakarta Police, chief of the West Jakarta Police and
personal secretary to the former chief of National Police.

Besides Nurfaizi, Banurusman also installed two other generals
in new positions. Maj. Gen. Karyoso was appointed assistant to
the National Police chief for Planning Affairs to replace Maj.
Gen. Yusnan H. Usman, and Maj. Gen. Soebandi coordinator of
expert staff to the chief to replace Maj. Gen. Hadiman.

In another related development yesterday, Jakarta Police Chief
Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo installed three heads of directorates.

Col. Ansyar Roem, head of the Central Java Traffic Police
Directorate, was appointed head of the Jakarta Traffic Police to
replace Col. Soeroso, who has been promoted to join the National
Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) before being assigned to his new
post.

Col. Sumardi, head of the On-the-Alert police directorate in
East Kalimantan, was installed to lead Jakarta's On-the-Alert
police directorate, replacing Col. Heniyoso Gunawan, who has been
assigned as an executive of the Police Academy in Semarang.

Col. Indro Warsito, head of the Operational Command and
Control Center of the North Sumatra Police, was installed as the
commander of similar directorate in Jakarta, replacing Col.
Muhantojo, who has been assigned as the new Kediri Police chief
in Central Java.

According to Jakarta Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna,
chief Dibyo will also separately install five of the nine chiefs
of police precincts under the supervision of the Jakarta
Metropolitan Police beginning today.

Iman said yesterday that the first ceremony is scheduled to be
held today for the installment of Lt. Col. SY Wenas, head of the
South Jakarta Police, as the new Central Jakarta Police to
replace Lt. Col. Murawi Effendy, who has been promoted to head of
the Palembang Police in South Sumatra.

On Monday, head of the investigation unit of the Jakarta
Traffic Police, Lt. Col. Herman SS, will be installed as the new
Depok Police chief, to replace Lt. Col. Sisno Adiwinoto, who will
be installed on the next day as the South Jakarta Police chief.

On March 14, head of the Bandung detectives, Lt. Col. Ari
Soebowo, will be officially installed as the new chief of the
Jakarta Port Police, replacing Lt. Col. Timbul Sianturi.

The latter has been appointed as head of the intelligence unit
of the South Kalimantan Police.

The last ceremony will be held in Tangerang during which Lt.
Col. Djoko Satryo, currently head of the Jakarta Police Narcotics
Unit, will be installed as the new chief of the Tangerang Police.

His predecessor, Lt. Col. Hari Setyabudhi, has been appointed
as secretary to the chief of the Central Java detectives. (bsr)