Navy to send off Widodo

Sat, 08 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SURABAYA: The Navy has arranged a special ceremony to send off
former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S., an
officer said on Friday.

The date for the event remained undecided, but spokesman for
the Navy Eastern Fleet Lt. Col. Giri Suroso Trilaksono said it
might take place after Widodo officially passed his command baton
to successor Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on June 18.

The farewell ceremony would take place at fleet headquarters
in the East Java capital of Surabaya, Giri said.

Widodo, a 1968 Navy Academy graduate, is the first officer
outside the Army to have held the TNI's top post. He was
appointed by former president Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999, after
briefly serving as deputy TNI chief.

Breaking the usual practice, Giri said Widodo would be the
only officer to receive the honor. A farewell ceremony used to
take place in the Navy Academy, also in Surabaya.

"Admiral Widodo is the Navy's best protege, so he deserves the
special treatment," Giri said. -- Antara

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