Sat, 12 Feb 2005

Reshuffle at National Police

JAKARTA: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar recently ordered a major reshuffle affecting four senior officers, including police spokesman Insp. Gen. Paiman.

Paiman told reporters on Friday that the reshuffle had taken place on Tuesday after one of the senior officers reached retirement age.

Insp. Gen. Anang Budiarjo was appointed the new National Police spokesman. Meanwhile, Paiman was appointed the deputy chief for general supervision, and Insp. Gen. Heru Susanto, who previously held the post, was appointed deputy logistics chief, taking over from Insp. Gen. Juharnus, who has retired. -- JP