JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa appointed Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan to serve as Commander General of the Special Forces Command (Kopassus) TNI Army (AD) replacing Major General TNI Widi Prasetijono.

The appointment is stated in the Decree of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Number Kep/271/III/2022 concerning Dismissal from and Appointments in Position within the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

"Regarding the transfer of high-ranking officers within the Indonesian Army, including the Danjen Kopassus, it is true. However, this is a natural thing, because regeneration and career development patterns for Indonesian Army soldiers are needed," said Head of the Information Service of the Indonesian Army (Kadispenad) Brigadier General Tatang Subarna, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 29.

The handover of the position (certificate) of the Danjen Kopassus from the old to the new officials has not yet been held. The TNI AD will broadcast a release regarding the change after the certificate is granted, Tatang added.

In the Decree of the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces signed on Friday (25/3), Major General Widi Prasetijono was transferred to Regional Military Commander (Pangdam) IV/Diponegoro replacing Major General Rudianto.

Meanwhile, Major General Rudianto was appointed Inspector General of the Army (Irjenad).

Brigadier General Iwan Setiawan before being appointed as Danjen Kopassus served as Deputy Assistant to the Army Chief of Staff (Waaslat Kasad) for Military Cooperation (Kermamil).

In the last 4 months, the position of Danjen Kopassus has changed three times. This change is the third time, after Major General Mohamad Hasan was replaced by Major General Teguh Muji Angkasa, then again replaced by Major General Widi Prasetijono.

Kadispenad explained that mutations and job rotations were common.

In the Commander's Decree Number Kep/271/III/2022, there are 113 high-ranking officers who have undergone mutations, rotations, and promotions.

In addition to the Danjen Kopassus, and Pangdam IV/Diponegoro, there is also the Deputy Governor of Lemhannas, Deputy Head of BAIS, Deputy Chief of the TNI, Deputy Head of the TNI Health Center, several officials at BSSN and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).


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