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Jokowi to inaugurate Tito Karnavian as new police chief
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is due to inaugurate former counterterrorism commander Gen. Tito Karnavian as the new National Police chief at the State Palace on Wednesday.
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Then Jakarta Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian (center) talks to journalists at the Presidential Office earlier this year, alongside National Police chief Badrodin Haiti (left), Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan (second left), TNI commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo (second right) and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. (Cabinet Secretariat/Exclusive)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is due to inaugurate former counterterrorism commander Gen. Tito Karnavian as the National Police chief at the State Palace on Wednesday.
Tito will replace Gen. Badrodin Haiti in the police’s top job, according to the presidential media team.
“[The inauguration ceremony] will be held after lunch,” the media team said in a statement.
Tito has been leading the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) and was previously the head of the Jakarta Police. Before that he led the police’s elite counterterrorism unit, Densus 88.
President Jokowi said earlier that his decision to choose Tito was aimed at increasing the police force’s professionalism in safeguarding the public, improving law enforcement — especially regarding extraordinary crimes such as terrorism, drugs and corruption — as well as increasing synergy with other law enforcement agencies. (dan)
