ABRI announces major reshuffle in its ranks
ABRI announces major reshuffle in its ranks
JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) has announced a big reshuffle in its mid-level command structure, affecting 92 officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police.
The changes, which were announced on Friday, were induced in part because 31 of the officers are approaching the mandatory age to prepare for their retirement.
Among the most significant changes include the following:
* Brig. Gen. Agum Gumelar, the chief of staff of the Bukit Barisan Military Command, will move to Jakarta to become an aide on political and defense affairs to ABRI Chief Gen. Feisal Tanjung.
* Brig. Gen. Rizal Nurdin will become Bukit Barisan chief of staff.
* Brig. Gen. Suparman will become territorial assistant to the Army Chief of Staff.
* Maj. Gen. Purwantoro, currently the Military Academy Governor, will become Commandant General of the ABRI Academy.
* Brig. Gen. Ilyas Yusuf will become the Military Academy Governor.
* Col. Syahril M.S. will become chief of staff of the Udayana Military command to replace Brig. Gen. Agus Salim.
* Maj. Gen. (Marine) Joko Pramono M., the Commandant of the Marine Corps, will become the Navy's Inspector General to replace Maj. Gen. (Marine) Gafur Khalik.
* Brig. Gen. (Marine) Suharto, currently deputy governor of the Naval Academy, will become the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
* Rear Admiral Sutanto M.M. will become the Commandant of the Navy Staff and Command College.
* Maj. Gen. Arif Tawil, the current Southern Sumatra Police Chief, is promoted as Assistant for public security and order to the ABRI's Chief of General Affairs.
* Brig. Gen. Ismet Ibrahim will be chief of the Southern Sumatra Police.
* Brig. Gen. Ali Hanafiah will become chief of the South and Southeast Sulawesi Police.
* Brig. Gen. I Ketut Ratta the chief spokesman of the National Police is retiring.
* Col. Nurfaizi, the current chief of the detective directorate of the Jakarta Police, will become chief spokesman of the National Police.
In all the changes affect 31 officers in the Army, 24 in the Navy, 13 in the Air Force and 24 in the National Police. (emb)