TNI Commander: Candidate For Army Chief Of Staff, 3 Star General Must Be Eligible,

TNI Commander Agus Subiyanto - (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto talked about the figure of the new Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) to replace him. Agus said that the candidate for Army Chief of Staff is a 3-star general who must meet the requirements or be eligible.

"Earlier, the President had conveyed it, of course it was eligible," said Agus at the GBK Arena Indonesia, Jakarta, Saturday, November 25.

Agus assessed that many 3-star TNI generals meet the requirements as Army Chief of Staff. However, he said, the name of the candidate for the Army Chief of Staff would be decided by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) next week.

"There are a lot of variable 3 stars that are eligible to become KASAD, the President will decide later," he said.

It is known that the KSAD seat is currently vacant after being abandoned by General Agus Subianto for being inaugurated as TNI Commander replacing Admiral Yudo Margono.

Previously, Commission I of the DPR revealed that there were three names that were considered strong as candidates for Army Chief of Staff. The three of them are high-ranking TNI AD officers with the rank of lieutenant general (letjen).

The three names are Pangkostrad Lt. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak, BNPB Head Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, and Expert Staff Coordinator (Koorsahli) Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. I Nyoman Cantiasa.

"There are several names. Pak Maruli is one of the strong, there is Mr. Suharyanto, Head of BNPB, and Mr. Nyoman Cantiasa," Meutya Hafid told reporters at the MPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, November 2.