Before Being Inaugurated Tomorrow, The DPR Approves General Agus Subiyanto As TNI Commander In The Plenary Meeting Today

TNI General Agus Subiyanto was inaugurated as Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 25. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DPR will ratify the Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Agus Subiyanto as TNI commander in today's plenary meeting, Tuesday, November 21. The plan for the inauguration of the TNI Commander will be carried out, Wednesday, November 22 by President Joko Widodo. General Agus has undergone a fit and proper test and approved by Commission I of the DPR to become the Commander of the TNI. "The DPR Commission I report on the results of a fit and proper test for the candidate for the TNI Commander in Chief will be followed by a decision," wrote the official agenda of the DPR. Previously, DPR Speaker Puan Maharani said that Agus' determination needed to be carried out immediately considering that the TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono would enter retirement period on November 26, 2023. If it is in accordance with his upcoming birthday (Yudo) which will fall on November 26, so that before he enters retirement, there will soon be a replacement for the name of the candidate for TNI commander in chief," said Puan last week. In the agenda of the 9th plenary session of the second session of the 2023-2024 session, one of the agenda that will be decided is the result of a fit and proper test that has been carried out by Commission I of the DPR to Agus. Regarding the TNI commander, to determine or approve a proposal from the president regarding the replacement of the upcoming TNI commander," said Puan., Commission I of the DPR has approved the candidacy of General TNI Agus Subiyanto as TNI commander after passing the fit and proper test, Monday 13 November. Commission I of the DPR gives approval to the appointment of TNI General Agus Subiyanto as TNI commander,'' said Chairman of Commission I of the DPR Meutya Hafid read out the results of the meeting related to the fit and proper test of the candidate for the TNI Commander.

After being approved, Commission I of the DPR then verified factually at the house of the candidate for TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto in Cipayung, East Jakarta, Jakarta. The plan is that General Agus will be sworn in by President Joko Widodo at the State Palace on Wednesday, November 22.