http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070913.H01&irec=0
BROTHERS AT ARMS: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Djoko Santoso (center) poses for
photographers with outgoing Commander of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus)
Maj. Gen. Rasyid Qurnuen Aquary (left) and his successor Brig. Gen. Soenarko
(right) at a ceremony at the Kopassus headquarters in East Jakarta on
Wednesday. The ceremony marked the transfer of duty from Rasyid to Soenarko.
(JP/Griff Tapper)
September 14, 2007
More troops eyed for Papua by 2014
National News - Thursday, September 13, 2007
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Indonesian Army has proposed a third infantry division for their
Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) in Papua, which would see more guards made
available to patrol Papua border areas and other conflict-prone regions.
The Army needs financial assistance from the government however before
its proposal can be realized.
"Indonesia is a huge archipelagic country, which is geographically and
politically strategic among the international community," Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Djoko Santoso said.
He spoke to reporters after chairing the handover ceremony for the post
of Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) chief from Maj. Gen. Rasyid Qurnuen Aquary
to Brig. Gen. Soenarko at the Kopassus headquarters in East Jakarta on
Wednesday.
"We need a strong armed forces to maintain the unity of our country.
"If we can secure financial support from the government, the third
infantry division of Kostrad is expected to be established by 2014," Djoko told
Antara.
He said they have also considered establishing more cavalry and
engineering battalions to guard the country's border areas and conflict zones.
The establishment of a third division was first suggested in the early
1980s.
"But the idea (was not made a) reality until I became Army chief," he
said.
"The expansion (of Kostrad) is necessary ... to establish a stronger
defense system."
"Ideally, Kostrad must have three divisions.
"But financial constraint has... (seen us with) two infantry divisions
and an infantry brigade," he added.
Currently, Kostrad has two divisions -- the first is in Cilodong, Bogor,
south of Jakarta and the second is located in Malang, East Java.
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