Military Overhaul: 12 Special Staff from KSAD Displaced, Maruli Simanjuntak Reshuffled

12 Key KSAD Staff Shuffled in First Mutasi Under Prabowo-Gibran Government

JAKARTA, Dec 9 – In the first wave of mutasi under the Prabowo-Gibran government, 12 staff members of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (CSISAD) General Maruli Simanjuntak have been reassigned. This rotasi and mutasi were formalized through a Surat Keputusan Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia (SKPTNI) Number Kep/1545/XII/2024 dated December 6, 2024.

Kapuspen TNI (Chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces’ Information Division) Mayjen TNI Hariyanto confirmed that this round of mutasi involves 300 high-ranking officers (Pati) across all branches of the armed forces, including 143 from the Indonesian Army (TNI AD), 92 from the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL), and 65 from the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU).

Here are the 12 CSISAD staff who were reassigned:

1. Mayjen TNI Muhamad Muchidin, S.Sos. moved from CSISAD staff to become the Assistant to the Commander of the Regional Defense Command (Wairjenad).
2. Brigjen TNI Bondan Widiawan, S.Kom., M.Si. shifted from CSISAD staff to become the Deputy for the Special Staff to the Commander of the Indonesian Army (Pa Sahli Tk. II Kasad).
3. Brigjen TNI Putut Witjaksono Hadi, S.I.P. was reassigned from CSISAD staff to become the Deputy for Special Staff and Strategic and LH plans in the office of the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Pa Sahli Tk. II Wassus Sahli Bid. Wassus dan LH Panglima TNI).
4. Brigjen TNI Sri Widodo, S.I.P., M.Si., M.Sc. moved from CSISAD staff to become the Head of the Indonesian Intelligence BIN’s Bureau of Intelligence in West Papua (Kabinda Papua Barat).
5. Mayjen TNI Puji Cahyono, S.IL.P., M.Si. was reassigned from CSISAD staff to become a senior military officer at the Indonesian Army Headquarters (Pati Mabes TNI AD, preparing for retirement).
6. Mayjen TNI dr. Purwo Setyanto, Sp.B., M.A.R.S. moved from CSISAD staff to become a senior military officer at the Indonesian Army Headquarters (Pati Mabes TNI AD, preparing for retirement).

The remaining six staff members were reassigned to various regional commands and units within the TNI AD. These changes reflect the new government’s commitment to reorganizing and strengthening the Indonesian Armed Forces.