S. Sulawesi gets new police chief

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Brig. Gen. Mudji Santoso was installed here yesterday as the new provincial police chief, replacing Brig. Gen. Ali Hanafiah.

Deputy National Police chief Lt. Gen. Lutfi Dachlan, on behalf of his superior Gen. Dibyo Widodo, swore in Mudji, whose previous posting was at the National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.

In his address read by Lutfi, Dibyo told the new police chief to address calls for reform in the province "wisely" and always to be attentive to the people, who were currently suffering economic hardship.

Mudji, a 1971 graduate of the Police Academy, was born on July 4, 1948.

Before his posting at the National Police Headquarters, Mudji was the chief of police in West Nusa Tenggara from 1996-1997.

Asked about his agenda in his new post, Mudji simply said that he would continue where his predecessor had left off.

His predecessor, Ali has been assigned as a special chief inspector at the police inspectorate general office in the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta. (37)