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Jokowi to inaugurate head of antiterror agency
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Commissioner Gen. Suhardi Alius (right) monitors an area during his tenure as West Java Police chief alongside his colleague, senior commissioner Sutarno. (TRIBUNNEWS/Dicky Fadiar Djuhud)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will inaugurate Com. Gen. Suhardi Alius as the new National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief on Wednesday, a senior minister says.
Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan confirmed that Suhardi, who currently serves as National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) chief secretary, would take the helm of the BNPT.
"Yes, it is [Suhardi]. Tomorrow [he will be inaugurated]," Luhut said without giving further details on Tuesday.
Suhardi will succeed Gen. Tito Karnavian, who was inaugurated as the National Police chief last Thursday, to lead the antiterror agency in eradicating terrorism and radicalism in Indonesia.
Suhardi served previously as the National Police spokesperson from 2012 to 2013, Central Java Police chief until late 2013, and the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) head from 2013 to 2015.
His name had also made the list of candidates to replace Gen. Badrodin Haiti as National Police chief. (dan)
