TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Special Detachement-88 (Densus-88) Investigation Division Chief of the National Police, Senior Commissioner Riad has died after undergoing a treatment at a hospital in Singapore on Thursday, May 5, 2016.
Public Relations Chief of Metro Jaya Police Department Senior Commissioner Awi Setiyono confirmed the information. “Yes, Sr. Commissioner Riad has passed away at 2:25 a.m. Singaporean time,” he said Thursday, May 5.
Awi said Riad died due to an illness. Before taken to Singapore, Riad was admitted at Pondok Indah Hospital for two weeks. However, Awi confirmed that he did not know the detail on Riad’s illness.
Riad joined the Police Academy in 1992. Before serving as Head of Investigation Division of Densus-88, he served as Tangerang Metro Resort Police Chief.
The deceased is scheduled to arrive from Singapore at noon today and will directly be buried at Batu Ampar, Condet, East Jakarta.
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