Timika to have police office

Timika to have police office

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo
Widodo is scheduled to open the Timika police precinct and deploy
two mobile units.

Irian Jaya police chief Brig. Gen. Muharsipin said over the
weekend that the new units are expected to improve services in
the area.

Timika hosts the controversial copper and gold mining giant PT
Freeport Indonesia. Tribal people in the area who are unhappy
with the company's contributions to local development have run
riot on several occasions.

Muharsipin asked local police to improve their professionalism
and learn the local culture which, he said, is very different
from that of the rest of the country. (pan)