Naval academy will teach rights lessons

Naval academy will teach rights lessons

SURABAYA: Governor of the Indonesian Naval Academy Commodore
Frits A.C. Mantiri said human rights issues would be included in
the academy's curriculum.

"We hope that human rights and democratization courses will be
included in the academy's curriculum," he said as quoted here on
Thursday by Antara. "The issue gets a lot of international
attention, so we have to adjust ourselves accordingly."

Commodore Mantiri, who is a member of the academy's class of
1970, was inaugurated as the governor of the Naval Academy by
Navy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Widodo A.S., replacing Rear
Admiral Reno Maurits Silitonga.

Speaking during the inauguration on Thursday, Vice Admiral
Widodo emphasized the improvement in the quality of students the
academy is producing.