JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – General Gatot Nurmantyo and Lt. Gen. (ret) Sutiyoso are expected to undergo a fit and proper test as the nominee of the next Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the next Chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) next week.
Gatot and Sutiyoso will undergo a fit and proper test at the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I.
As earlier reported, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has nominated Gatot and Sutiyoso as the sole candidate of the military commander and the BIN chief respectively.
Gatot currently serves as the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD). Sutiyoso, meanwhile, is Chairman of the Indonesian Justice & Unity Party (PKPI). Sutiyoso is also former Governor of Jakarta for two periods (1997-2007). (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)