TNI reshuffles deck, hopes for winning hand<\/p>\n
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters announced on
\nWednesday a major reshuffle involving a number of high-ranking
\nofficers.<\/p>\n
The rotation -- officially signed in Decree No. 509\/2001 by
\nTNI Commander Adm. Widodo A.S. on Oct. 2, 2001 -- involved three-
\nstar generals as the highest officers being replaced. Most of
\nthem have reached retirement age.<\/p>\n
\"This is a routine tour of duty,\" Widodo said on the sidelines
\nof a rehearsal for TNI's 56th anniversary which falls on Oct. 5
\nat Halim Perdanakusumah airport in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Widodo said that the restructuring process within the military
\nwas under way, including the military's roles in territorial
\naffairs.<\/p>\n
The reshuffle involves 25 officers at the TNI Headquarters, 18
\nArmy officers, 17 from the Air Force and 28 others in the Navy.<\/p>\n
Among the most senior officers being replaced is outgoing
\nchief of the TNI Education and Training Center Lt. Gen. Amir
\nSembiring, a 1970 graduate of the Armed Forces Academy (AKABRI),
\nwho will be posted at TNI Headquarters. Amir's post will be
\nfilled by Maj. Gen. Syahrir M.S., who is currently the
\nOperational Assistant to the Army chief. Syahrir, a 1971 graduate
\nof AKABRI, was once the commander of the Army's Special Force
\n(Kopassus).<\/p>\n
The commander of Division I of the Army Strategic Reserves
\nCommand (Kostrad) Maj. Gen. Harry Kosasih will replace Syahrir.
\nWhile Brig. Gen. Syamsul Mappareppa, a 1973 graduate of AKABRI,
\nwill fill the post of Harry -- a 1971 graduate of AKABRI.<\/p>\n
Controversial Brawijaya Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sudi
\nSilalahi will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Ahmad Djunaidi Sikki, a
\nformer Kostrad division commander. Like Amir, Sudi, 1972 AKABRI
\ngraduate, will be posted to TNI Headquarters.<\/p>\n
He, however, is prepared to fill in one of the secretary posts
\nat the Office of the Coordinating Minister for Political and
\nSecurity Affairs.<\/p>\n
Sudi was one of the generals accused by former president
\nAbdurrahman Wahid of masterminding a movement against him.<\/p>\n
An incident in the East Java town of Madiun -- in which three
\npeople were killed and 20 others were injured when a group of
\nKostrad soldiers went on the rampage last month and attacked a
\npolice compound after a petty dispute -- also took place during
\nSudi's tenure.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Aceh's Security and Order Operation Commander Brig.
\nGen. Zamroni, who graduate from AKABRI in 1974, has been promoted
\nto the post of the Bukit Barisan Military Command's chief of
\nstaff.<\/p>\n
The reshuffle also includes strategic positions within the
\nMilitary Strategic Intelligence Body (BAIS). Director BAIS A for
\npolitical affairs Brig. Gen. Eddy Irmanto is being promoted as
\ndeputy chief of BAIS, while his last post will be filled by Brig.
\nGen. Dadi Sutanto. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Leonard P. will also be
\npromoted as director of Bais D.<\/p>",
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