Martinus Sitompul

Police deny cooperating with Jakarta administration to deploy snipers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Jakarta Police asserted that they did not cooperate with the Jakarta administration to deploy snipers to anticipate crimes."So far, we have no cooperation with the Jakarta Provincial Administration regarding (deployment of) snipers," Senior Commissioner Martinus Sitompul, a spokesman of the Jakarta Police, stated here, on Thursday.Snipers are usually deployed to secure VVIPs and anticipate major...

China put Natuna Islands (in box) on its map, as the islands located near the disputed South China Sea. (Map)

National police chief inspects Natuna Islands

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- National police chief General Sutarman visited Natuna in the province of Riau Islands that borders Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for an inspection. "We wish to assure police members' readiness in carrying out law enforcement in the country's outermost islands," he said in a written statement received on Saturday. Sutarman was flanked by Riau Islands regional police commander Brigadier...