Generals fight for gubernatorial post

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Three active major generals have entered the race for the much-coveted gubernatorial post for the 1998/2003 period.

They are T. Rizal Nurdin, chief of the regional military command; Luhut Panjaitan, chief of the Bandung-based military training and education center, and Sabar Pakpahan, an official at the National Resilience Institute in Jakarta.

Previously, the candidacy was dominated by retired major generals Syamsir Siregar, former chief of the Armed Forces Intelligence Body (BIA), and Raja Kami Sembiring Meliala, a former House of Representatives member. Brig. Gen. (ret) Mudyono and Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Imran Siregar were also on the list. (21)