Six soldiers discharged for desertion

Six soldiers discharged for desertion

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six more soldiers in East Nusa
Tenggara have recently been discharged for desertion, a senior
military officer said on Friday.

They were Chief. Sgt. Untung Sumasto from the South Central
Timor district military command and five other soldiers from the
Wirasakti military command, namely First Sgt. Asmuni, Second Pvt.
Eduardo Pareira, Second Pvt. Thomas dos Santos, Second Pvt.
Jefrionas and First Pvt. Nomensen Neparasi.

They were discharged because they had deserted their posts,
said Col. Moeswarno Moesanip, the chief of the Wirasakti military
command overseeing East Nusa Tenggara province.

He said that the move was aimed at consolidating discipline
within the ranks of the Indonesian military (TNI).

Since Moesanip took the helm of the Wirasakti military command
in 2001, 139 soldiers under his command, including the latest
six, have been dishonorably discharged. -- Antara