SBY may announce TNI reshuffle soon

JAKARTA: Air Force Chief of Staff Marshall Chappy Hakim said on Wednesday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would likely announce new military chiefs of staff within the next two days at the latest.

Chappy added that he had proposed three candidates to replace him as Air Force Chief of Staff, but declined to name them.

"I have submitted three names to the TNI (Indonesian Military) Chief, so please, be patient. I guess the President will announce it within one or two days," Chappy told reporters on the sidelines of a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission I on political, security and foreign affairs.

There are rumors that deputy Air Force chief Vice Marshall Herman Suprayitno is among the nominees. The two others are the force's operational assistant Rear Marshall Djoko Soeyanto and Chief of Air Defense Command Rear Marshall F. Djoko Poerwoko.

The President is expected to replace the current Army chief of staff, Navy chief of staff, and Air Force chief of staff as part of a major reshuffle of TNI top brass. --detik.com.