Army leadership to change soon, spokesman announces<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The leadership of the Diponegoro and the Trikora
\nregional military commands will soon change hands, according to
\nArmy spokesman Brig. Gen. I Dewa Putu Rai.<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Mardijanto will soon transfer the reins of the
\nDiponegoro Regional Military Command, overseeing Central Java, to
\nMaj. Gen. Tyasno Sudarto, while Maj. Gen. Johny Lumintang will
\nrelinquish control of the Trikora Military Command, overseeing
\nMaluku and Irian Jaya, to Brig. Gen. Amir Sembiring.<\/p>\n
\"Maj. Gen. Mardiyanto will soon assume a new post as assistant
\nto the Armed Forces chief of sociopolitical affairs and Maj. Gen.
\nJohny Lumintang will become assistant to the Armed Forces chief
\nof general affairs,\" said Putu Rai after a ceremony in which Lt.
\nGen. Soegiono officially took over the duties of deputy Army
\nchief of staff from Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo.<\/p>\n
\"Probably next week,\" Putu Rai said when asked about the date
\nfor the transfers.<\/p>\n
Subagyo is now the Army chief of staff, while Soegiono was
\nformerly chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad).<\/p>\n
Putu Rai said Amir Sembiring was now Johny's deputy in
\nTrikora, while Tyasno was the assistant to the Army chief of
\nstaff for general planning.<\/p>\n
He said Tyasno's post would be transferred to Brig. Gen.
\nSugiarto Maksum, who is now Tyasno's deputy.<\/p>\n
The new Kostrad chief, Lt. Gen. Prabowo Subianto, will be
\ninstalled Friday, while the new head of the Tanjungpura Regional
\nMilitary Command overseeing the four Kalimantan provinces, Maj.
\nGen. I Nyoman Suwisma, will be installed next Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The new chief of the Army's special forces (Kopassus), Maj.
\nGen. Muchdi P.R., will be installed on Thursday next week to
\nreplace Prabowo.<\/p>\n
Prabowo will replace Soegiono, while Suwisma will replace
\nMuchdi.<\/p>\n
Addressing soldiers at a monthly military ceremony yesterday
\nmorning, Army commander Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo called on the
\nArmy to maintain its alertness, despite the fact that the General
\nSession of the People's Consultative Assembly was over.<\/p>\n
\"Soldiers should remain vigilant over any possible
\nunconstitutional maneuvers by certain groups in society...
\ntrying to... disrupt national stability and order,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the soldiers were also obliged to disseminate the
\nresults of the Assembly's 11-day General Session, which ended
\nlast week.<\/p>\n
The Assembly reelected President Soeharto, elected B.J.
\nHabibie as vice president and endorsed the 1998\/2003 State Policy
\nGuidelines. (imn)<\/p>",
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