SBY's men get promotion

SBY's men get promotion

The Indonesian Military (TNI)
Headquarters launched a major reshuffle on Wednesday affecting
high-ranking military officers, including Maj. Gen. Endang
Suwarya from commanding Iskandar Muda Military Command in the
troubled Aceh province to his new post as deputy Army chief of
staff.

He will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Syafiuddin Yusuf, the current
Udayana Military Commander who oversees North and West Nusa
Tenggara and Bali provinces.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brothers-in-law were also
promoted in the reshuffle. They are Brig. Gen. Pramono Eddy
Wibowo, who was appointed as deputy commander of the Army's
Special Force (Kopassus), and Maj. Gen. Erwin Sudjono, who was
appointed as head of Tanjung Pura Military Command overseeing
Kalimantan province.

Brig. Gen. Setya Purwaka, known as one of Susilo's closest
assistants, was also promoted as deputy minister of home affairs
and political coordination at the Office of the Coordinating
Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

According to head of the TNI's information department Col. A.
Yani Basuki, the reshuffle also affected commanders of the Air
Force's Western and Eastern fleets. -- JP