Military officers get promoted

JAKARTA: Six military officers at the defense ministry have received promotions, it was announced on Monday.

The six are: Nachrowi Ramli, head of the State Code Institute, who was promoted to the rank of major general; the head of the ministry's Human Resources and Development Division, Marsono Yatim, to brigadier general; personnel inspector at the ministry's Inspectorate General, Winarno, to brigadier general; head of the Inspectorate General for Operations, Sofwana Jusuf, to vice admiral; director of the ministry's Defense Potential Directorate, James M. Hutagaol, to vice marshal; and a director of the ministry's Procurement Directorate, Sis Anwar, to vice marshal.

Defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil said on Monday the promotions were awarded after a stringent selection process, based on objective evaluations of personal integrity, capability and performance, as well as loyalty and dedication to the military. --JP