Kasad Agus Calls The Concept Of Collaboration In Handling Papua's Security

Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Agus Subiyanto answered media questions after being inaugurated as Kasad TNI at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (10/10/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General TNI Agus Subiyanto mentioned the need for a collaboration concept between security forces and ministries and institutions in improving the welfare and handling of Papuan security.

"There must be a concept, whose concept is not only the TNI and Polri to resolve it, it must be in collaboration with ministries/agencies," said Kasad Agus after his inauguration by President Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA Wednesday, October 25.

Agus said the handling of Papua for 62 years had not yet been completed, and he considered that a welfare approach was needed other than a security approach in the region.

"There, if we only use weapons, it will not be finished. Maybe we will also improve the welfare, but the safety will also be maintained," he said.

Agus Subiyanto was inaugurated as Kasad by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, replacing TNI General Dudung Abdurachman who was entering retirement.

Agus is the son of an area from Cimahi, precisely from Baros, Central Cimahi, West Java. He was born on August 5, 1967 from the army family environment considering that his father was a retired TNI with the last rank of head Sergeant.

He graduated from the 1991 Military Academy (Akmil) who pursued his career as the first officer in the Red Beret Corps (Kopassus).

He served as Section Head of Sector A Operations Group 3/Pusdikpassus (Special Forces Education Center) in Timor-Timor, then Battalion Commander (Danyon) 22/Manggala Yudha Group 2 Kopassus/Sandi Yudha based in Kartasura, Central Java, and Head of Information (Kapen) Special Forces Command (Kopassus).

In a span of approximately 18 years, Agus began to fill strategic positions, including the Commander of the Kodim (Dandim) 0735/Surakarta (20092011). During that time, President Jokowi was still serving as Mayor of Surakarta.