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Listyo tops list of police chief candidates, but race remains open
National Police chief Gen. Idham Aziz’s speech on his replacement was deemed necessary to minimize heated tensions that usually come from the rivalry among high-ranking officials, as the chief approaches retirement age.
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shakes hands with National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis after the police general's inauguration as the nation's top cop at the State Palace on Nov. 2, 2019. (JP/Seto Wardhana) (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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ational Police chief Gen. Idham Aziz, before all police personnel, made it clear on July 1 that every one of them has the same chance of becoming the next police chief. With that out of the way, he said he expects the police force to remain focused on serving the country.
The former chief detective, who will retire in January next year, also warned them not to fall for any false information that suggests otherwise.
“There will be a storm of false information coming from all directions. Do not fall for that, keep doing what you do best as policemen,” Idham said during a virtual event that was live streamed to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the National Police on July 1, formally known as Bhayangkara Day, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Idham’s speech on his replacement was deemed necessary to minimize the heated tension that usually emerges from the rivalry among high-ranking officials ahead of a police chief’s retirement.
A month after Idham’s encouraging speech, chief detective Comr. Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that the police had brought home one of the country’s most wanted men, Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra, who had avoided a two-year prison sentence for graft and a Rp 546 billion (US$ 54 million) fine for 11 years.
Listyo led a group of police officers to Kuala Lumpur to pick up the graft convict, who had been arrested by the Malaysian Police through a police-to-police scheme.
Even though Listyo insisted that he had not earned the spotlight as he had just followed Idham’s orders, the public saw him as the hero of the day. Many also viewed this as a sign that Listyo was being prepared for the top job.
