The Jakarta Post, June 16, 2002
Maluku Police vow good cooperation with military
JAKARTA (JP): Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Soenarko Danu Ardianto vowed on
Saturday to run a good coordination with the military authorities in handling Maluku
conflicts, report said.
Speaking after attending a discussion at Maluku Media Center in Ambon capital of
Maluku, Soenarko said that he has yet to receive guidance on his duties on the new
security arrangement under the Maluku Security and Order Operation which is led by
Pattimura Military chief Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso.
"Eventhough I haven't received any official guidance on the matter, I will always be
ready to cooperate with the military in restoring security and order in Maluku,"
Soenarko said.
Under the new security arrangement, the operation is being led by a two-star military
general and the deputy will be a police officer with a rank of brigadier general.
The arrangement has raised many eyebrows since the law says that in terms of
domestic disputes, police are put on the front security line, and not the military.
Maluku has been torn apart by over three years of sectarian conflicts which have killed
at least 6,000 people and forced some 500,000 out from their homes.
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