RI awards Japanese police chief

RI awards Japanese police chief

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri presented at Merdeka Palace on Monday the Bhayangkara Utama award to Japan's National Police chief Setsuo Tanaka for assisting Indonesia's National Police force.

Accompanying the President during the award ceremony was National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar and State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo.

Tanaka also made a visit to the National Police Headquarters to sign a joint project between the two countries' National Police forces.

The pilot project on the empowerment of civilian police officers was carried out in the Bekasi Police precinct with the help of Japanese police experts.

The President also presented a similar award to the chiefs of the Malaysian and Singapore Police forces recently. --JP