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Badrodin dismisses seniority qualms over Tito's nomination
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President Joko Widodo (right) swears in Comr. Gen Tito Karnivian as the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief on March 16. (SEKAP/Cabinet Secretariat)
T
he National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has shrugged off seniority issues around the nomination of the three-star general Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian to take up the top police post, citing the latter’s satisfactory track record.
Badrodin welcomed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to nominate National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) head Tito as the sole candidate to be his successor to the House of Representatives.
"I think [Tito's nomination] is right since he excels in his academic background, managerial, technical, professional and communication skills," Badrodin said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
He dismissed suggestions that there would be resistance within the police body as the 51-year-old Tito had leap-frogged his seniors to be granted four-star rank, since all top police officials had also acknowledged his stellar accomplishments.
Badrodin said he would gather all police personnel at the National Police headquarters on Monday to deliberate the official stance on Tito's sole candidacy, in order to forestall dissent within the force over the President's decision.
The former Jakarta Police chief will have to get the approval of the House of Representatives before being officiated as the National Police chief. There is as yet no detailed schedule on when the House will conduct its examination of Tito. (afr/rin)
