Amirul installed as Kopassus chief

Amirul installed as Kopassus chief

JAKARTA (JP): Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaini officially took over
from Maj. Gen. Syahrir M.S. as the commander of Army Special
Forces (Kopassus) on Tuesday.

Amirul was installed as the new chief of the elite force in a
ceremony presided over by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Tyasno Sudarto
at Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta.

Syahrir will hold a new post as the operational assistant to
the army chief of staff.

Amirul's promotion was part of the major reshuffle in the
Indonesian Military last month, which also saw three regional
military commanders removed.

In the picture (from left to right) Syahrir, Amirul and Tyasno
share a light moment with former Kopassus and armed forces chief
Gen. (ret) L.B. Moerdani.

Also present in Tuesday's ceremony were Army Strategic
Reserves Commander Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah and Jakarta
Military Commander Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu. (dja)