Police chief removed

BOGOR (JP): Head of Citeureup's police precinct, Second Lt. Hotman Siagian, has been removed from duty due to the escape of 11 suspects from the precinct's detention center on Aug. 1.

An officer at Bogor Police Headquarters said Saturday that Hotman handed over his position to First Lt. Dedi, formerly head of the Leuwiliang precinct, in a ceremony Friday.

The officer, who asked for anonymity, said Hotman would return to Bogor Police Headquarters.

He said there were also five other officers incriminated in the suspects' escapes.

"The five unidentified officers were accused of being derelict in their duties and have been punished with incarceration at the police's internal affairs detention center for 21 days," he said.

The 11 suspects escaped from the jail at about 2 a.m. after digging a hole in a wall using an iron sliding bolt.

He said the 11 men, who were allegedly involved in robberies, were believed to have fled to several towns in Central Java. (24/cst)