Police short-list candidates for body

JAKARTA: Three journalists are among 18 short-listed candidates for a powerful new police commission.

Sukarni Ilyas of SCTV television station, Lazuardi Adi Sage of Sinar Harapan daily and Upa Labuhari of Suara Pembaruan are among nine community figures on the shortlist. They will join nine police experts for the last stage of a selection process that is expected to wind up on June 23.

A selection team will propose six candidates each from the community figure category and the police expert category to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The commission eventually will be made up of three government officials, three public figures and three police experts. Its authority will include consulting with the president on the dismissal and appointment of the National Police chief. -- JP