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Budi Waseso proposed as police chief candidate
Following President Joko âJokowiâ Widodoâs failure to inaugurate Comr
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ollowing President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's failure to inaugurate Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as the new police chief, the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has included the name of Insp. Gen. Budi Waseso on the list of police chief candidates proposed to the President for the National Police's top position.
Insp. Gen. Budi was recently appointed the new detective division head at the National Police headquarters to replace Comr. Gen. Suhardi Alius, who has moved to his new position as the secretary of the National Resilience Institute.
Edi Hasibuan, a member of the National Police Commission, said on Wednesday that Insp. Gen. Budi was verbally suggested by the commission to the President at the State Palace on Thursday.
'Besides four others, Budi Waseso meets all administrative and legal requirements to be named a new police chief hopeful,' he said as quoted by tempo.co.
Budi will be promoted to the rank of commissioner general soon following his recent appointment to his current job.
Edi said that according to the 2002 Police Law, police chief candidates must be senior police officials with a rank of inspector general or commissioner general.
'Besides, he is also a former chief of the Gorontalo provincial police,' he said, adding that the four other candidates also met the requirements.
The four other candidates are Comr. Gen. Badrodin Haiti, Comr. Gen. Suhardi Alius, Comr. Gen. Dwi Piyatno and Comr. Gen. Putut Eko Bayuseno.
The President is expected to choose one of the five as police chief candidate and submit a proposal to the House of Representatives for approval.
Asked whether the Budi Waseso's nomination would spark protest from the public, Edi said all five candidates had their own strengths and weaknesses.
'Let the President use his prerogative to pick one of the five,' he said as quoted by tempo.co. (rms)(++++)
