Maj. Gen. Djadja donates Rp 100 million to reporters
Maj. Gen. Djadja donates Rp 100 million to reporters
JAKARTA (JP): The outgoing chief of the Jakarta Military
Command, Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman, donated on Thursday Rp 100
million to reporters covering the activities of the military
command.
Djadja suggested the money be used by reporters covering the
beat as the initial working capital for the establishment of
either a cooperatives unit or a telecommunications kiosk.
"I've fulfilled my promise to provide working capital for
reporters," he said during his farewell lunch reception at city
military headquarter's Sudirman Hall in Cililitan, East Jakarta.
The command post is scheduled to be handed over on Friday to
his successor, former chief of the East Java's Brawijaya military
command, Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo is scheduled to
oversee the handover ceremony.
After a term of 17 months, Djadja said during his farewell
speech that Ryamizard Ryacudu, his junior at the National
Military Academy, was the right person for the position.
"I have earlier handed over my previous posts to him, and
tomorrow will be the fourth such time. He is always appointed to
replace me. Since I am assigned as the chief the Army's Strategic
Reserves Command, it would be a loss to this country if Ryamizard
was not to fill my next post," Djadja said.
Djadja is a 1972 graduate of the National Military Academy,
while Ryamizard is the 1974 graduate of the same academy.
Djadja and Ryamizard were former chiefs of staff of the
Sriwijaya Military Command in South Sumatra as well as former
commanders of the Brawijaya Military Command in East Java.
Ryamizard, who is also a son-in-law of former vice president
Try Sutrisno, said he would continue his predecessor's steps to
safeguard the capital's security. "But I still don't know which
measures should be given first priority, because I have not
discussed it with the outgoing chief," Ryamizard said after the
lunch reception.
Speaking about security conditions in Jakarta, Djadja
announced changes in the responsibility for the capital's overall
security.
"From now on, security issues will be handled by the police.
Previously, the military acted only as the vanguard, but now we
are the police's backup," Djadja said, adding that criminal cases
involving military officers would still be handled by the
military police.
"We have already submitted the case of military officers
implicated in drug abuse to the Jakarta military police," Djadja
said, referring to the military command's findings of at least
five officers who underwent medical tests on Wednesday and tested
positive to drugs.
Ryamizard also said that to maintain security in the capital,
good cooperation was needed between the police, the military and
residents. "You can't blame one party when there is unrest in the
capital. It's our task to ensure the city's security," he said.
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