Police detective chief replaced

Police detective chief replaced

Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Adang Rochjana was replaced as chief detective of the Jakarta
Police on Friday, a week after his success in arresting fugitive
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

The senior commander was glassy-eyed as he talked to reporters
after the hand-over ceremony, "You can tell from the way I look
how I feel. With Tommy's arrest, I can leave my post with relief
and I can only hope the next stage of the process will be as
thorough as what my team has done."

Adang held the post of city police detective chief for less
than a year, after replacing Sr. Comr. Harry Montolalu in April.

He is to take up a new post as deputy chairman of the National
Police's air and water directorate, which is not considered a
particularly high-profile division.

While saying that the period of time Adang had spent in the
position represented a normal tour of duty and that his transfer
had been scheduled long before Tommy was arrested, city police
chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb added that he had received the
instruction to implement the transfer only on Wednesday.

He quickly denied there was any bickering behind the decision.

"Being replaced is a normal thing. Don't speculate about such
matters," he said, adding Adang's new post was a promotion.

Adang's successor, Sr. Comr. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, was
previously the detective chief for the Surabaya Police.

Newly installed National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has
reportedly tasked Bambang to focus on drug-related crimes and
also to make the questioning of Tommy a priority.

"The new police detective chief has been tasked with changing
the image of Kampung Bali (in Tanah Abang district). It's like
the assignment to convert the formerly red-light district Kramat
Tunggak into an Islamic center," Sofjan told reporters.

On top of Friday's hand over ceremony, Sofjan also installed
Sr. Comr. Robby Tasmaaya as chief of the city police traffic
directorate, replacing Sr. Comr. Utjin Sudiana, and Sr. Comr. I
Ketut Ardaya as chief of the logistics directorate, replacing Sr.
Comr. Alex Barus.