Jakarta – The National Police Headquarters announced on Friday a reshuffle involving 50 high-ranking police officers.

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi said, as quoted by Antara, that the decree for the police reshuffle, dated September 17, 2001, and signed by National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro, showed that the majority of officers were receiving rank promotion and some being replaced because they were entering their mandatory age of retirement.

Included in the reshuffle was the replacement of South Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Suparto by Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi. Suparto will carry out administrative duties at National Police Headquarters while awaiting retirement.

Yogyakarta Police chief Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf was replaced by Brig. Gen. Yohannes Wahyu Saronto, outgoing National Police deputy chief for Intelligence and Security Affairs. Saleh Saaf will replace Didi Widayadi.

Bali Police chief Brig. Gen. I Wayan Ardjana was replaced by Brig. Gen. Budi Setyawan. Wayan Ardjana will be National Police deputy chief of detectives.

West Nusa Tenggara Police chief Brig. Gen. Farouk Muhammad Saleh was replaced by outgoing East Java Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Iman Haryatna. Farouk will replace Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Edi Darnadi, who will serve as an expert staff forcriminal affairs to the National Police chief.

National Police director for Antidrug Operations Brig. Gen. Wilhelmus Laturette was replaced by Sr. Comr. Gregorius Mere, outgoing East Nusa Tenggara Police deputy chief. Laturette will become South Sulawesi Police deputy chief, replacing Brig. Gen.Sudibyo, who will become East Kalimantan Police deputy chief.