Police seek removal of reporter

Police seek removal of reporter

JAKARTA: Jakarta Police sent on Wednesday a letter to the
chief editor of Media Indonesia daily, asking for the removal of
reporter Aries Wijaksena from his post at the city police
headquarters.

The letter, signed by city police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Prasetyo, said Aries was deemed "uncooperative in his articles".

"He tends to write negatively on the National Police and
Jakarta Police, without asking for confirmation from the Jakarta
Police chief or the spokesman," the letter, dated July 7, said.

The letter was issued following an article on page 12 of the
daily's July 6 edition, titled If entertainment spots become a
favorite patrol route. The article was about local police
officers asking for money from the public to cover the cost of
running their Kia Carens patrol cars. The articles quoted
statements from the chiefs of two police precincts, who requested
anonymity. -- JP