Military command dismisses 39 soldiers

Thu, 09 Sep 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Chief of Tanjungpura Military
Command overseeing East Kalimantan province discharged on
Wednesday 39 soldiers under his command. Three were discharged
due to drug problems, 35 were deserters and one due to a sex
scandal.

Although they have been discharged, some will still receive
administrative sanctions, while others will be prosecuted in
military courts, depending on their roles in respective cases.

The dismissal of the soldiers was intended to improve the
image of the Indonesian Military (TNI), said Lt. Gen. Herry
Tjahyana, the chief of Tanjungpura Military Command. -- Antara

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