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ndonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said Sunday that any military official proven to be a drug user or dealer would face dismissal from his or her duties.

“I will ensure that he or she would be dismissed by the TNI, to add to his or her possible criminal charge,” Gatot told reporters in Sorong, Papua, as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Currently, Gatot said, the TNI has always discharged members implicated in drug cases.

Drugs have been a perennial problem for the TNI. Several military officials have made headlines for drug use, including the latest case on April 7, when police arrested Makassar Military commander Col. Inf. Jefri Oktavian Rotti, along with the head of the operation command and control center, Lt. Col. Budi Iman Santoso and five civilians at a hotel in Makassar.

“We have dismissed them from their positions,” Gatot added.