Tangerang gets new military chief

Tangerang gets new military chief

TANGERANG (JP): Lt. Col. Hadi Prasodjo was appointed chief of
Tangerang military district, replacing Lt. Col. Meris Wiryadi in
a handover ceremony led by Wijayakrama Military Commander Col.
Tritamtomo on Monday.

Meris will be appointed district chief of the Central Jakarta
military.

"I haven't got detailed plans or schemes but I've been
watching the coastal area here for the past three months," said
newly appointed chief Hadi.

Hadi Prasodjo was formerly chief of the operations unit of
Wijayakarta Military Command, which supervises the eastern part
of the greater Jakarta area. Wijayakrama Military Command
supervises areas in the western part of greater Jakarta area.

After the ceremony, outgoing chief Meris also explained to
reporters the recent shooting of a local resident named Aris, 22,
by First Sgt. Ismail of the Teluk Naga military subdistrict.

Aris, who was in a comma due to the gunshot wound in his back,
was involved in a quarrel with Ismail on Friday after the
military officer accused the resident of hitting his motorbike on
Jl. Prabu Siliwangi in Kampung Gembor, Jatiuwung.

"Ismail went mad and later shot Aris. He is currently being
detained and interrogated by the military police," Meris said.
(41/edt)