JAKARTA: The police chiefs of Jakarta and West Java have been reassigned after they were said to have failed to act against mass gatherings over the weekend organised by an Islamist leader who recently returned from exile.
National Police spokesman Argo Yuwono told CNA on Tuesday that Jakarta's police chief Nana Sudjana and West Java's police chief Rudy Sufahriadi “had failed to carry out orders to enforce health protocols and are therefore sanctioned".Mr Sudjana has been reassigned as an advisor at the National Police headquarters while Mr Sufahriadi has been given a new position in a police training centre. The decision, Mr Yuwono said, was made by the National Police chief on Monday.
“The National Police chief has ordered his subordinates not to hesitate in taking firm actions against those violating health protocols,” Mr Yuwono said. “The National Police also will not hesitate to take firm actions against those who do not follow orders.” When asked by CNA, Mr Yuwono declined to pinpoint the exact incidents which led to the reassignment of the two police chiefs.
Both have been widely criticised for allowing a series of mass gatherings to take place last week, and Indonesian media reported that they were removed from their posts after the gatherings.
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