Policeman removed from post due to BlackBerry stampede

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 11/29/2011 9:26 PM

Kebayoran Baru Police intelligence unit head Adj. Comr. S. was removed from his post, as he was considered responsible for a stampede during a BlackBerry promotional event that injured dozens of people.

“We have moved him to the South Jakarta Police Office and we are now looking for his replacement,” South Jakarta Police Chief Sr. Comr. Imam Sugianto said on Tuesday as quoted by tribunnews.com.

He said that the officer was negligent in securing the event after giving the permit to the event despite incomplete documents.

“He is not suspended but shifted due to his unit’s negligence. He is now a non-job officer until the case investigation is finished,” said Imam.

Tifatul to discuss BlackBerry with House

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 01/17/2011 11:00 AM | National

Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring is scheduled on Monday to meet members of House of Representatives Commission I to discuss BlackBerry smartphone services in Indonesia.

“Since it’s a closed meeting, the statement from the government will be made through Communications and IT Minister Tifatul Sembiring at 2 p.m. today during the hearing at the House,” ministry spokesman Gatot S. Dewa Broto said Monday.

As reported earlier, the Communications and IT Ministry plans to hold a meeting today with RIM, the manufacturer of the BlackBerry handsets and telecommunications network, before the scheduled meeting with the House.

The meeting will discuss RIM’s commitment to filter pornographic content. Should it refuse, the government has threatened to disable BlackBerry services.

According to Gatot, today RIM is also expected to submit a timeline for the development of a data center in Indonesia.

The meeting will be attended by, among others, Post data source and Informatics Director General Muhammad Yustiawan, Post and Informatics Management Director General Sukri Batubara, Informatics Application Director General Aswin Sasongko, RIM Asia Pacific managing director Gregory Wade, Goverment relations director Jasson Sounderson, Canada Embassy Commercial Attache Richard Belle and RIM Southeast Asia senior public relations manager Oliver Pilgerstorfer.

However, Communications and IT Minister Tifatul Sembiring is not scheduled to attend the meeting with RIM.