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Jakarta gets new police chief
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Newly inaugurated Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Mochammad Iriawan (center) shakes hands with his predecessor Insp. Gen. Moechgiyarto (second left) after the inauguration ceremony at National Police headquarters on Sept. 23. Mochgiyarto was promoted to head the National Police's education and training division. (Tempo/Aditia Noviansyah)
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ational Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian officially appointed Insp. Gen. Mochamad Iriawan officially as the new Jakarta Police chief on Friday.
Iriawan replaced Insp. Gen. Moechgiyarto in taking over the capital’s top police post who was transferred to head the National Police’s education and training division (Kalemdikpol).
"This is something that must be done on a train that is moving forward. Congratulations to Iwan [Iriawan]," Tito said in a handover ceremony at the National Police headquarters on Friday as reported by Antara news agency.
As the new Jakarta Police chief, Iriawan said his main focus was to maintain the security of the capital for the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election slated to take place in February next year.
"I hope religious leaders, social figures, NGOs and all members of the public can contribute to creating a safe Jakarta. Jakarta is the country's barometer. If Jakarta is safe, God willing other regions are also safe," he said as quoted by kompas.com.
Before taking the chief position, Iriawan had previously served as the police’s internal affairs division head (Propam), the police's legal division head, West Java Police chief and West Nusa Tenggara Police chief. (rin)
