Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Deputy Chairman of Commission I DPR RI from the Party Faction Democrat, Anton Sukartono, predicts the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will inaugurate the TNI Commander twice until 2024.
His party thinks so because of the three TNI chiefs of staff who are predicted to be the replacements for Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in the commander’s seat, both will retire before 2024.
“President Joko Widodo will most likely inaugurate the TNI Commander twice during his term which ends in 2024,” Anton told reporters, Tuesday (7/9).
He explained that Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa would retire in November 2022. Meanwhile, Chief of Naval Staff (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono and Chief of Air Force (KSAU) Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo retired in 2023.
So far, Anton admits that Andika is a candidate for the TNI Commander whose performance is the most visible compared to the other two candidates. According to him, Andika’s performance can be seen in efforts to increase the skills of the soldiers and improve human resources within the Indonesian Army.
However, he continued, Yudo’s performance as KSAL was also good. Moreover, he continued, Yudo was considered brave to take a calm attitude and play an active role in maintaining security stability in the territorial waters of the Republic of Indonesia. One of them is to supervise foreign ships that turn into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
“Yudo is committed to ensuring that the TNI will continue to keep the South China Sea conducive, even though China is currently drafting a law on coastguards or coast guard who will be assigned to the South China Sea,” said Anton.
Previously, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said that his institution had not yet received a presidential letter (surpres) from Jokowi regarding the nomination of the TNI Commander to replace Hadi, who will retire in November 2021.
“Until now, until Friday (last) yes, the presidential decree has not yet reached the DPR,” Dasco said in a video description received CNNIndonesia.com, Monday (6/9).
For information, member of Commission I DPR RI from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Faction Effendi Simbolon said General Andika Perkasa would occupy Hadi’s position as TNI Commander.
Not only that, Effendi also said that Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.) Dudung Abdurachman will become the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) in the near future.
“God willing, everything will happen in the near future, General Dudung Abdurachman becomes the Army Chief of Staff and General Andika Perkasa becomes the TNI Commander,” Effendi said via text message to CNNIndonesia.com, Friday (3/9).
However, he failed to explain further when exactly the process of changing the leadership of the TNI and the Army would take place.
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