Maj. Gen. Slamet installed as new city military commander<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The capital received a new military commander on
\nWednesday when Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu handed the post to his
\nsuccessor, Maj. Gen. Slamet Kirbiantoro.<\/p>\n
Ryamizard, a son-in-law of former vice president Try
\nSutrisno, has been promoted to commander of the Army Strategic
\nReserves Command (Kostrad).<\/p>\n
After the handover ceremony led by Army Chief of Staff Gen.
\nTyasno Sudarto, the newly-appointed Jakarta Military Commander
\nSlamet, which in Javanese means safe or prosperity, refused to
\ngive statements to the throng of journalists gathered at the
\nevent.<\/p>\n
Slamet, former chief of the Makassar-based Wirabuana Military
\nCommand overseeing the Sulawesi provinces, simply said that he
\nhad to rush off to catch a plane back to the South Sulawesi
\ncapital of Makassar to prepare for the handover ceremony of his
\nMakassar post to Maj. Gen. Achmad Yahya, which was to take place
\nthe next day.<\/p>\n
\"Not now, please. I must catch the plane,\" he objected.<\/p>\n
Born in Kutoarjo, Central Java on March 18, 1948, Slamet, who
\nis 52, graduated from the Military Academy in 1970. His first
\nassignment was with the elite Army Special Forces (Kopassus)
\nuntil 1986 when he became a lieutenant colonel.<\/p>\n
He was then transferred to Udayana Military Command overseeing
\nBali, East and West Nusa Tenggara, and (former) East Timor. His
\nfirst assignment in the Command was as Badung Military District
\ncommander in Bali. In 1990 he was transferred to lead the
\nDenpasar Military District Command.<\/p>\n
He then served with Kostrad from 1992 to 1993 where he was
\npromoted to colonel.<\/p>\n
In 1993, he was transferred to Tanjung Pura Military Command
\noverseeing the Kalimantan provinces. His last position in the
\nvast island was as South Kalimantan Resort Military Commander in
\n1995.<\/p>\n
He reached his first star of brigadier general in 1995 as
\nintelligence unit chief at the Indonesian Military Intelligence
\nAgency (BIA).<\/p>\n
He headed the Wirabuana Military Command since March 1 this
\nyear.<\/p>\n
In a prepared speech, Gen. Tyasno ordered all personnel of the
\ncity military to be on the alert ahead of the next week's Annual
\nSession of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) here.<\/p>\n
\"The city has a strategic and complex position because of its
\nfunction as the capital city of Indonesia. This status generates
\nhuge urbanization which in turn causes social disturbances,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"The disturbances will cause security problems,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Tyasno agreed: \"The Assembly's session is a milestone in our
\nhistory which can be obstructed without security guarantees.<\/p>\n
\"It's important that all involved personnel cooperate with
\npolice and other security-related agencies,\" he added. (nvn)<\/p>",
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