President Jokowi receives high-ranking officers of police, military

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received several high-ranking officers of the Indonesian Police and the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) at the Bogor Presidential Palace, here, Monday.

The closed-door meeting began at 1 p.m. local time and lasted for an hour. At around 2 p.m. local time, the high ranking officers left the palace.

According to information, the promotions of several military officers were discussed during the meeting.

Meanwhile, President Jokowi inaugurated Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto as the new chief of TNI at the State Palace here on Friday (Dec 8).

Marshal Tjahjanto replaced General Gatot Nurmantyo, who will retire in April 1, 2018.

President Jokowi proposed the nomination of Marshal Tjahjanto for the post of TNI chief to the House of Representatives (DPR) through a letter dated Nov 4.

After receiving the letter, the DPR later held a meeting of its leadership and Consultative Board.

The DPR leadership then handed over the letter to the House`s Commission I, which later conducted a fit and proper test on Marshal Tjahjanto on Nov 6.

The House`s Commission I endorsed the nomination of Marshal Tjahjanto for the post of TNI chief based on his credible track record.

Before assuming the post of TNI chief, Marshal Tjahjanto was the air force chief of staff, inspector general of the Defense Ministry, the president`s military secretary, commander of the Abdulrachman Saleh airbase in Malang, chief of the Air Force`s information service, and commander of the Adi Sumarmo airbase in Solo

Source: ANTARA