Army Chief Of Staff: One TNI AD Officer Resigns To Advance NTT Pilkada

Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak during a visit to Kupang, Tuesday (30/7). ANTARA/Kornelis Kaha

KUPANG - Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak said that until now only one high-ranking officer within the TNI AD has submitted a letter of resignation to run as a candidate for regional head in the NTT Pilkada.

"In the TNI, the new Army Brigadier General Simon has not yet," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 30.

The Army Chief of Staff said that apart from Brigadier General Simon, who is a former Kasrem 161/Wira Sakti, the rest are retired retired journalists from the Indonesian Army.

"One more thing is in Kutai Kertanegara, but now it's in process," he said.

He said that if the TNI AD is still active if they want to run as regional heads, the requirement is to submit a letter of resignation.

The Army Chief of Staff explained that Brigadier General Simon Petrus Kamlasi had sent a letter of resignation.

"This Brigadier General Simon's resignation letter has reached me, now I'm just waiting for the procedure," he added.

This, he said, was because those with the rank of Brigadier General had to wait for approval from the president.

Maruli said that every citizen has the right to be able to compete in the Pilkada, but of course they must follow the applicable rules.