Navy, Air Force, Police get new chiefs<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Armed Forces (ABRI) Commander\/Minister of
\nDefense and Security Gen. Wiranto announced yesterday the
\nappointment of new chiefs of the Navy, Air Force and National
\nPolice.<\/p>\n
Vice Admiral Widodo A.S., currently the Navy's deputy chief of
\nstaff, will take over the top slot from Admiral Arief Kushariadi.<\/p>\n
Rear Marshal Hanafie Asnan, assistant for logistic affairs to
\nthe chief of staff, is the new Air Force chief of staff. He
\nreplaces Marshal Sutria Tubagus.<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Roesmanhadi, aide to the Minister of Defense and
\nSecurity on public order and security affairs, takes over the job
\nof chief of the National Police from Gen. Dibyo Widodo.<\/p>\n
The three men will be installed in a ceremony led by President
\nB.J. Habibie next Monday.<\/p>\n
Wiranto described the changes as \"routine and a process of
\nregeneration and consolidation within ABRI\".<\/p>\n
He said Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo will retain his post as chief
\nof staff of the Army, the fourth branch of ABRI, since he had
\nonly taken up the post in March, while Dibyo, Sutria and Arief
\nhave held their posts since March 1996.<\/p>\n
Both Hanafie and Roesmanhadi will receive rank promotions,
\nrespectively to vice marshal and lieutenant general, prior to
\nmoving to their new jobs.<\/p>\n
It is not immediately clear how much influence Habibie had in
\nthe latest top appointments within ABRI. His predecessor Soeharto
\nwas known to have exercised his power as ABRI supreme commander
\nin selecting the military's senior officers.<\/p>\n
Unlike most of their predecessors, none of the three new
\nchiefs served as adjutant to former president Soeharto. A stint
\nat the presidential palace helped many officers in their climb to
\ntop ABRI jobs in the past.<\/p>\n
The new Navy chief of staff Widodo is a 1968 graduate of the
\nArmed Forces Academy.<\/p>\n
Born Aug. 1, 1944 in Boyolali, Central Java, his previous
\nposts include assistant for planning and budget to the chief of
\nstaff, Command of the Western Fleet (1995), Chief of Staff of the
\nWestern Fleet (1994), Commander of the Security Task Force in the
\nWestern Fleet (1993).<\/p>\n
He has also commanded various warships, including KRI Abdul
\nHalim Perdanakusuma (1989), KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara (1988) and KRI
\nMonginsidi (1986).<\/p>\n
The new Air Force chief of staff, Hanafie, is a 1969 graduate
\nof the Armed Forces Academy.<\/p>\n
Born Nov. 7, 1945 in Bangkalan, in Madura, East Java, his
\nprevious posts include chief of the Second Operation Command
\nbased in Ujungpandang (1996), commander of the Madiun Air Base.<\/p>\n
He also led various squadrons at the beginning of his Air
\nForce career.<\/p>\n
The new National Police chief, Roesmanhadi, is a 1967 graduate
\nof the Armed Forces Academy.<\/p>\n
Born March 5, 1946, in Porong, East Java, his previous posts
\ninclude deputy for administration to the National Police chief
\n(1996), chief of the East Java Police (1995) and of North Sumatra
\n(1994). He also served as deputy chief of the East Java Police
\n(1993) and in West Kalimantan (1992).<\/p>\n
Roesmanhadi served as chief of the East Timor Police in 1991.
\n(prb\/emb)<\/p>",
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