Army chief Subagyo defends TNI reshuffle

Army chief Subagyo defends TNI reshuffle

JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo
said on Tuesday that a recent major reshuffle within the force
complied with standard procedures.

After installing new Deputy Army chief Lt. Gen. Djamari
Chaniago at Army Headquarters, Subagyo said that a constant
turnover in the military was part of efforts to improve
personnel's leadership, management and professional capabilities.

The deputy army chief post was handed over from Lt. Gen. Johny
Lumintang to Lt. Gen. Djamari Chaniago, who relinquished his Army
Strategic Command top post to outgoing Jakarta Military Commander
Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman.

Johny, a classmate of Subagyo's, will hold a new post as the
National Resilience Institute governor in place of Lt. Gen. Agum
Gumelar, who was appointed a Cabinet minister.

The Indonesian Military (TNI) announced a major reshuffle on
Nov. 4 following the change of guard of the force's command from
Gen. Wiranto to Adm. Widodo A.S.

The reshuffle came hot on the heels of the formation of a new
Cabinet, which includes three active generals.

Subagyo will also install new regional military commanders,
starting from Nov. 16 with the handover of the Brawijaya Military
Command from Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu to Maj. Gen. Sudi
Silalahi, said Army spokesman Brig. Gen. I Dewa Putu Rai.

Ryacudu will take over from Djadja on Nov. 19.

The Sriwijaya Military Command, which oversees South Sumatra,
Bengkulu, Lampung and Jambi, will have a new chief, Maj. Gen.
Soetardjo, who replaces on Nov. 18 Maj. Gen. Affandi. Affandi
will hold a new post as Bukit Barisan Military Commander,
replacing on Dec. 1 Maj. Gen. AR Gaffar.

In Bandung, Maj. Gen. Slamet Supriyadi will take over on Nov.
29 from Maj. Gen. Purwadi as the Siliwangi Military Commander.

Fresh from his East Timor duties, Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri
will fill in the shoes of Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri as chief of the
Udayana Military Command overseeing Bali and Nusa Tenggara.

Subagyo will install on Dec. 7 Brig. Gen. Albert Inkiriwang as
chief of the Trikora Military Command overseeing Irian Jaya in
place of Maj. Gen. Amir Sembiring.

The last transfer of duty will be held on Dec. 8, with Maj.
Gen. Suaidi Marassabesy handing over leadership of the Wirabuana
Military Command to Maj. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah. (04)