Army may dismiss Agus, Saurip if found guilty<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Army Headquarters may dismiss Lt. Gen. Agus
\nWirahadikusumah and Maj. Gen. Saurip Kadi if they are proven
\nguilty of having violated the military's oath and code of
\nconduct, newly appointed Army chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said
\non Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Endriartono, however, said that Army Headquarters had yet to
\nestablish the Officers Honorary Council (DKP) to review the
\nallegations.<\/p>\n
\"We need to be careful handling the case as it involves
\nsomeone's reputation.<\/p>\n
\"If there is insufficient data and evidence to prove the
\nallegations, it will be unnecessary to set up the DKP,\" he said
\nin a media conference at Army Headquarters.<\/p>\n
Endriartono said an Army investigation team was collecting
\ndata, which will be crosschecked with statements of clarification
\nfrom both Agus and Saurip. and<\/p>\n
\"Only when we have evidence, will we decide to disiplin Agus
\nand Saurip,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Outgoing Army chief Gen. Tyasno Sudarto, who will officially
\nbe replaced by Endriartono on Wednesday, said the move taken by
\nArmy Headquarters on Agus and Saurip was part of the efforts to
\nestablish discipline among Army officers.<\/p>\n
\"This is an internal and common Army matter. It became unusual
\nwhen it was politicized by certain groups outside the Army,\"
\nTyasno said. He declined to name the groups.<\/p>\n
The case rose to the surface early this month when Tyasno
\nchaired the graduation ceremony (Prasetya Perwira) at the Army's
\nCadet School (Secapa) in Bandung.<\/p>\n
Apart from the Oct. 2 ceremony, some 46 Army generals
\nreportedly signed a petition threatening to resign en masse if
\nAgus was appointed to replace Tyasno as Army chief.<\/p>\n
The petition also recommended that Army Headquarters press
\ndisciplinary charges against Agus and Saurip over the alleged
\nundisciplined actions of both officers.<\/p>\n
Most top Army generals were present, except Jakarta Military
\ncommander Maj. Gen. Slamet Kirbiyantoro, the Trikora Regional
\nMilitary commander Maj. Gen. Albert Inkiriwang, and the Pattimura
\nMilitary commander Brig. Gen. I Made Yasa. Also present were
\nArmy's Special Force (Kopassus) commander Maj. Gen. Amirul
\nIsnaeni and chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command
\n(Kostrad) Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu.<\/p>\n
Agus, a former Kostrad chief, and Saurip, former Assistant to
\nArmy Chief for territorial affairs, now face allegations of
\nundisciplined acts after being summoned by Army leaders earlier
\nthis month.<\/p>\n
Agus was questioned for being absent without leave (AWOL), and
\nSaurip for publishing a book about military activities without
\nthe Army's permission.<\/p>\n
They were questioned by Endriartono, who, at the time, was the
\ndeputy Army chief. Endriartono was assisted by Assistant to Army
\nChief for Security Affairs Maj. Gen. I Dewa Putu Rai, and
\nAssistant for Personnel Affairs Maj. Gen. Suprapto.<\/p>\n
Besides facing the allegation of being AWOL, Agus is also
\nbeing charged for disclosing the alleged Rp 189 billion (US$21.2
\nmillion) corruption scandal in a Kostrad foundation before the
\ninvestigation was completed.<\/p>\n
It was in the middle of an investigation into allegations of
\ncorruption in the command by his predecessors that Agus lost his
\npost.<\/p>\n
Agus was also questioned by the Army leadership about his
\ndecision to send a company of Kostrad troops to Bengkulu without
\nprior coordination with the Indonesian Military (TNI)
\nHeadquarters when the province was struck by an earthquake in
\nJune.<\/p>\n
Both Agus and Saurip have called the allegations slanderous.
\n(02)<\/p>",
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