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As for the surprises of the candidate for the TNI commander, a member of Commission I of the DPR – we are waiting for him

TIME.CO, Jakarta – Dave Akbarshah Fikarno, member of DPR’s Defense Commission, said the president’s letter was about candidates TNI Commander substitute general Powerful Andica So far they have not been accepted. Dave said he couldn’t say for sure when the presidential decree would be accepted by members of Commission I of the DPR.

Earlier, Secretary of State Minister Pratikno said that the presidential letter regarding the candidate for TNI commander to replace Andika was made by President Jokowi. They expect to send the letter on Wednesday November 23, 2022. However, surprises are likely to be sent only next Monday, after the President of the DPR Madam Empress return from abroad.

“Let’s wait,” said the Golkar politician contacted by Tempo on Saturday November 26, 2022.

Dave then explained the flow of the mechanism after the presidential letter was received by the DPR. Having received the surpres, the Deliberating Body will fix a plenary session of the Presidential Decree. Then the results of the plenary meeting will become a direction for Commission I to hold a test of fitness and suitability for the candidate for TNI Commander.

As candidates for civil servants, candidates for TNI Commander must go through the stages Proof suitable and correct which is an assessment of whether the individual is competent to fill a particular position.

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After completing the fit and proper test, Commission I of the DPR will bring the results to the plenary meeting of the DPR. It is at this plenary meeting that the new TNI Commander will be approved.

“When it’s decided, a letter will be sent to the building so the inauguration of the new Commander can be scheduled,” Dave explained.

As is known, the commander of the Indonesian armed forces, General Andika Perkasa, will retire at the end of this year.

So far no one has spoken about the name Jokowi pocketed to be presented to the DPR. However, several Tempo sources mentioned the name of KSAL Admiral Yudo Margono, who has a strong chance to replace Andika.

According to Hillary Brigita Lasut, a member of the DPR Commission I, now is the time for the marine dimension to hold the highest command baton in the TNI. According to him, prior to Andika, the TNI commander was in the Air Force, while Andika was in the Army. Therefore, it is now the turn of the Navy to become Commander-in-Chief.

“It should and it should be (Commander of the Indonesian Navy). When it was ordered to operate alternately, and with the capacity and capability it was capable of, it should have been a yellow light. Because the green light came from the president,” he said the NasDem politician to Tempo, on Friday 25 November 2022.

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ALPHITRIA NEPHI PRATIWI

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