JAKARTA - Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Marshal Fadjar Presetyo decided to replace the Commander of the Air Base Johanes Abraham Dimara (Lanud Dma), Colonel Pnb Herdy Arief Budiyanto and the Commander of the Military Police Unit at Dma Air Base.
This decision was taken after an evaluation and deepening of the aftermath of the violence committed by 2 members of the Indonesian Air Force against disabled civilians in Merauke, Papua.
"After conducting an evaluation and deepening, I will replace the Commander of the JA Dimara Air Base and the Commander of the Military Police Unit of the JA Dimara Air Base," said Fadjar in a written statement, Wednesday, July 28.
KSAU Fadjar said this change was an accountability for incidents of violence which were then widely circulated on social media. "The unit commander is responsible for fostering his members," he said.
He also ensured that the process of handling this case was carried out transparently and in accordance with applicable regulations. The legal process against the two members of the Indonesian Air Force has entered the stage of investigation carried out by the Dma Lanud Satpom.
Currently, both of them have been designated as criminal suspects by investigators. Serda A and Prada V, said Fadjar, are currently undergoing temporary detention for the next 20 days for the purposes of the investigation process.
Complementing it, the Head of Dispenau Marsma Indan Gilang Buldansyah asked all parties to wait for the legal process that runs according to the rules within the TNI. Including sanctions for the two members.
"Currently, the investigation process against the two suspects is still in progress, the investigation team will complete the BAP and will later delegate it to the Military Prosecutor for further legal proceedings," said Indan.
Previously, TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto ordered the Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo to remove the Air Base Commander (Danlanud) Colonel Pnb Herdy Arief Budiyanto and the Military Police Unit Commander (Dansatpom) Johanes Abraham Dimara Air Base, Merauke.
"I have ordered the Air Force Chief of Staff to remove the Air Force Commander and his Sat POM AU Commander," Hadi said in his statement to reporters, Wednesday, July 28.
He even asked the Danlanud and Dansatpom of Merauke Airbase to be immediately released from duty tonight. The reason was that the two commanders could not train their members and were not sensitive to the conditions of the residents, especially those with disabilities.
This violence also angered him so he decided to give direct orders to KSAU Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo to remove the Danlanud and Dasatpom Merauke Airbase.
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