Two military officers installed

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Garrison Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso installed Brig. Gen. Adam Damiri as the new Jakarta Garrison chief of staff yesterday, replacing Maj. Gen. Yudomo SHD.

Sutiyoso, who is also the City Military Commander, then installed Lt. Col. Marciano Norman as the new territorial assistant to the garrison's chief of staff, replacing Col. Bahir Alamsyah.

Adam was a former division chief of the Strategic Army Reserve Command, while Marciano used to be a deputy to the territorial assistant to the Jakarta Military Command's chief of staff.

Yudomo is being promoted to be a security assistant to Army Chief Gen. Wiranto, while Bahir will become the new territorial assistant to the Siliwangi Military Command chief of staff in West Java.

Sutiyoso asked the officers to continue operations aimed at arresting soldiers who hung around in prohibited places.

"The Jakarta Garrison should become a model for other garrisons. We should punish soldiers who violate the rules," he said.

The garrison has conducted a series of raids on entertainment centers and discotheques. Dozens of military personnel arrested in the operation are still being detained in the city's military police headquarters. (jun)