Headline: Massive Shuffle: Indonesian Police Chief Announces Rotation of 734 High-Ranking Officers
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In a significant move, Indonesia‘s National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has implemented a large-scale rotation and transfer of 734 high-ranking officers, ranging from Upper Echelon (Pati) to Middle Tier (Pamen). The decision, outlined in Police Chief Telegram Number ST/2775/XII/KEP./2024 to ST/2778/XII/KEP./2024, dated December 29, 2024, was confirmed by Police Public Relations Head, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko.
"This rotation is a natural process in any organization to enhance performance and expand duty assignments," Andiko stated briefly on Monday (30/12).
One of the prominent figures affected by this move is Brigadier General Gatot Tri Suryanta, who has been appointed as the new Chief of Police in West Sumatra. Gatot will replace Irjen Suharyono, who is set to retire.
In Gatot’s previous role as Head of the SUBBANTAS Division in the National Police (Itwasum Polri), he will be succeeded by Commissioner General Budi Wasono, who currently serves as the Chief of Police Operations in West Java.
Additionally, the Police Chief announced the transfer of Yan Sultra, the former Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), to a non-structural assignment at the Ministry of Immigration and Manpower.
The vacant position at the BNN will be filled by Irjen Merdisyam, who previously served as the Deputy Chief of the National Police Criminal Investigation Bureau (Baintelkam). Merdisyam’s former position will be taken by Irjen Yuda Gustawan.
General Prabowo also rotated the Chief of the National Police’s Information Center, Brigjen Yusri Yunus, who will retire. His replacement will be Brigjen Widodo, formerly the Deputy Chief of Police in West Java.
The position left by Widodo in West Java will be taken by Brigjen Kasihan Rahmadi, who previously served as the Deputy Chief of Police in Riau.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief of Police in Riau will be filled by Brigjen Adrianto Jossy Kusumo, the current Director of Operations at the Anti-Terrorism Special Operations Unit (Densus 88).
In the Pamen ranks, the Police Chief transferred Kombes Donald P Simanjuntak, the former Director of the Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigation Division. Donald’s transfer comes amidst the Professionalism and Standardization Police (Propam) investigation into allegations of extortion involving Malaysian DWP spectators.
Donald has been reassigned as a Senior Analyst at the National Police Information and Communication Bureau (Binmas Baharkam).
His former position will be assumed by Kombes Ahmad David, who previously served as a Senior Crime Investigator at the Criminal Investigation Unit at the National Police Headquarters (Bareskrim Polri).
Other transfers include Pembangunan Istimewa’s (Korpribad) Kombes Irwan Anwar, who will be replaced by Kombes M Syahduddi, previously the Metro Jakarta Barat Police Chief.
