JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The National Commission of Police (Kompolnas) revealed the possibility of nominating the new Chief of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation (Kabareskrim) Insp. Gen. Budi Waseso as potential candidate of new Chief of the National Police.
Kompolnas Commissioner Safriyadi told Kompas this morning (Jan. 21) that Kompolnas will submit a new list of Police Chief candidates to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should the President cancel the inauguration of graft suspect Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as new Police Chief.
Safriyadi, moreover, also mentioned Budi Waseso’s name as additional potential candidate for becoming new Police Chief alongside of previous four candidates.
Budi Waseso graduated from the Police Academy in 1984. He has just been promoted as new Kabareskrim replacing Comr. Gen. Suhardi Alius, who removed to the National Resilience Insitute (Lemhanas).
Prior to the promotion, Budi Waseso served as the Headmaster of the National Police School for Senior Leadership (Sespimti). Budi Waseso was a subordinate of Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, who serves as the Head of the National Police’s Education and Training Institutes (Lemdikpol).
Budi Waseso was also the Head of the PROPAM Division’s Bureau of Internal Affairs under Budi Gunawan’s leadership.
During the fit and proper test of new Police Chief candidate at the House of Representatives (DPR) last week, Budi Waseso was accompanied his superior Budi Gunawan. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)