Deeply worried by security problems in East Kalimantan, troubled by weap ons shortages among his men, Ins. Gen. Togar Sianipar recently sent out orders for them to buy more.

The only thing is, the provincial police were expected to buy the weapons themselves.

The East Kalimantan police chief's idea was novel and, it appears, so far unique in Indonesia. It was not approved by national police headquarters. Rather than getting the weapons supplied