New chief for North Jakarta military district

New chief for North Jakarta military district

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso
installed Lt. Col. M. Erwin S. yesterday as the new chief of the
North Jakarta military district, replacing Lt. Col. Hari
Krisnomo.

Sutiyoso said that North Jakarta was a strategic area housing
Tanjung Priok sea port and numerous entertainment centers, and
the Thousands Islands tourist resorts.

"I hope the new chief can forge good cooperation with other
government leaders and people to maintain North Jakarta's
security," Sutiyoso said in a ceremony on Jl. Danau Sunter
Selatan Podomoro, North Jakarta.

Erwin, a former chief of the intelligence detachment at the
military command, was the Armed Forces Academy's best graduate in
1982.

He spent much of his military service in Irian Jaya before
becoming the as chief of the Bogor military district intelligence
detachment.

After serving as intelligence detachment chief at the
Sriwijaya Military Command in Palembang, South Sumatra, he moved
to the Jakarta Military Command.

Hari has been promoted to sociopolitical deputy assistant at
the Jakarta military command. (jun)