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Top detective appointed new National Police deputy chief
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National Police chief Gen.Tito Karnavian (center), accompanied by the police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) head Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto (right) and Bareskrim narcotics division head Brig.Gen Eko Daniyanto, show drugs confiscated in recent operations against international drug trafficking networks at a press conference. (Antara/M.Agung Rajasa)
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ational Police lead investigator Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto will be inaugurated as the new deputy chief to fill the vacancy left by former deputy chief Syafruddin who has been appointed as the new Administration and Bureaucratic Reform Minister.
According to kompas.com, National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Friday that he had decided to appoint Ari, now serving as chief of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), and would announce it officially on Friday afternoon.
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Previously, there had been speculation that Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Aziz would be appointed as the new deputy chief due to claims made by House of Representatives Speaker Bambang Soesatyo. However, Idham denied the rumor saying that he was still serving as Jakarta Police chief.
On Wednesday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appointed Syafruddin to replace National Mandate Party (PAN) politician Asman Abnur as Administration and Bureaucratic Reform Minister.
Asman resigned from his post on Tuesday following his party’s decision to support Jokowi’s presidential election contender Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto. (ris/wit)
