Maj. Gen. Hendro moves back to Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen.
\nHendropriyono officially moved back to Jakarta yesterday, this
\ntime in a civilian outfit.<\/p>\n
Hendro, as the one time rising Army star is popularly known,
\nwas installed by Minister\/State Secretary Moerdiono as Secretary
\nfor Development Operations.<\/p>\n
Hendro, 51, will occupy an office in the State Secretariat
\nBuilding and will report to President Soeharto.<\/p>\n
His chief responsibility will be assisting the head of state
\nin supervising development programs.<\/p>\n
He replaced Maj. Gen. (ret.) Tuk Setyohadi, who will be given
\na new post in the State Secretariat.<\/p>\n
The post brings Hendro closer to the center of power after
\nthree years of living in almost obscurity.<\/p>\n
He served as chief of the strategic Jakarta Military Command
\nuntil 1993, when he was sent to Bandung to serve as chief of the
\nArmy Training School there.<\/p>\n
A 1967 graduate of the Military Academy, Hendro became the
\nyoungest ever officer to serve as chief of the Jakarta Military
\nCommand. During his tenure in Jakarta, he earned a reputation for
\nbeing a straight talking officer and established dialogs with
\nsome of the government's harshest critics.<\/p>\n
Asked how he felt about coming back to Jakarta, Hendro said:
\n\"Don't ask me too many questions yet. I didn't even know how to
\nget there today. I got lost twice.\"<\/p>\n
\"I'm happy. This is an honor and a challenge for me,\" he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Moerdiono said during the installation ceremony that Hendro
\nfulfilled all the requirements demanded by the office.<\/p>\n
The move reflects Indonesia's strategic anticipation of
\ngreater public participation in the future as it enters the early
\nstages of the Second Long-Term Development Program, Moerdiono
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He underlined the growing need for a greater private sector
\ninvolvement in funding the nation's development program. (01)<\/p>",
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