Police officer demoted

MALANG, East Java: A senior police officer has been removed from his post after three inmates escaped from a detention cell in the Kedungkandang police station in Malang.

Not only Adj. Comr. Agustian Napitupulu, who was the station chief, but 12 other police officers under his supervision were also held responsible for the escape.

Malang Municipal Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Fathurahman, Agustian's superior, said on Saturday that the 12 police officers would soon face administrative sanctions for dereliction of duty, while Agustian had been demoted.

Two inmates have since been recaptured, but another is still at large. -- Antara