The Kabareskrim Race (3)
Some believe that Police Inspector General (Insp. Gen.) Wahyu Hadiningrat, the deputy chief of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Division (Wakabareskrim), is the frontrunner to become the new Kabareskrim, a position left vacant by the new Police Chief...
The New Police Chief & Consolidation of Power (2)
The new Chief of the National Police (Kapolri)’s consolidation of power remains a topic of discussion. Many wonder whether General Listyo Sigit Prabowo would accommodate those known for being close to his predecessors Tito Karnavian and Idham Azis. General Listyo...
The Police Chief’s Road Show & the Kabareskrim Race
The new Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo is still busy with his roadshow. General Sigit visited Bali along with the Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto. So it appears that we have to wait for a while before the general makes some key appointments and fill strategic positions in the National Police (POLRI), including the position of the chief of the POLRI’s Criminal Investigation Division (Kabareskrim).
The New Basarnas Chief
Air Vice Chief Marshal (Marsdya) Henri Alfiandi has been sworn in as the new chief of the National Search & Rescue Agency (Basarnas). Henri replaced Air Vice Chief Marshal (ret) Bagus Puruhito, who has entered his mandatory retirement age. So the Basarnas chief position is again given to an Air Force general.
Moeldoko & SBY
The relationship between the Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) General (ret.) Moeldoko and former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is worth noting, especially after SBY’s son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who is the chairman of Democratic Party, have accused...
Listyo Sigit Prabowo & Andika Perkasa
The new Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo is still on a roadshow, visiting high-profile figures in the country. He recently met with the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Andika Perkasa, the Navy Chief of Staff (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono, the Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, and the Attorney General (AG) Sanitiar Burhanuddin. The meeting between Sigit and Andika is worth highlighting.
Democratic Party & Its Internal Conflict
Internal conflict is nothing new for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)’s Democratic Party. This time, SBY’s son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who is the chairman of Democratic Party, told the public that outsiders, including those in Jokowi’s administration, are the ones sowing the division.
Jokowi’s Order on the Revision of Election Law
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo affirms his stance on the revision of the Election Law (UU Pemilu) No. 7/2017 and the Regional Election Law (UU Pilkada) No. 10/2016. The President specifically ordered all members of his ruling coalition to keep the schedule of simultaneous regional elections as mandated by the Regional Election Law: in 2024, not 2022 or 2023.
SWF Boss: The Frontrunners
Pandu Patria Sjahrir, the nephew of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime & Investment Affairs General (ret) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, is reportedly out of the race to become the CEO of the newly-established Indonesian Investment Authority (LPI) or the Indonesia Sovereign Wealth Fund Agency (SWF). Three candidates are left and have been summoned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Who are they?
The Police Chief’s Roadshow
The new Chief of the National Police (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo is on a roadshow. He’s been visiting ulemas and major Islamic organizations in the country ever since his inauguration. General Sigit also met with the Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto.