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Jokowi to inaugurate Tito as top cop on Wednesday
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Cmr. Gen. Tito Karnavian (right) talks to National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti (left) before welcoming President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the National Police headquarters on July 1 at the commemoration of 70th anniversary of Bhayangkara Day. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to inaugurate Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian as the new National Police chief on Wednesday at the State Palace, a minister confirmed on Monday.
The inauguration will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, State Secretary Ministry Pratikno said as reported by Antara news agency.
Tito, who is currently serving as head of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), will replace Gen. Badrodin Haiti. Tito was the sole candidate proposed by Jokowi to the House of Representatives. Lawmakers unanimously agreed that Tito was a suitable successor to Badrodin during a House plenary meeting on June 27.
Widely praised as a terrorism expert, Tito is the youngest three-starred general in the National Police. The former Jakarta Police chief will also be the first to be granted a four-star rank among his 1987 police academy peers. (rin)
