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Colonel Hendi Suhendi was severely disciplined after his wife posted inaccurate information on Facebook about the attack on Indonesian Security Minister.
General Andika Perkasa, commander of the Indonesian army, said on October 11 that he had ordered the demotion and handed over to the 14-day police force for Colonel Suhendi, commander of the Kendari military district in South Sulawesi province, after his wife he posted on social media inaccurate information, raising doubts about the Islamic militants stabbing Security Minister Wiranto on 10 October.
Security Minister Wiranto (middle), Air Force General Hadi Tjahjanto (right corner) and senior officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force during a joint exercise in Situbondo, East Java Province, last month. 9 Photo: Antara
A sergeant whose initials are Z at Cavalry Battalion in Bandung City, West Java Province is subject to similar sanctions. The Indonesian military will denounce the wives of these two soldiers to the police for violating the Electronic Information and Transaction Act.
The Indonesian Air Force on October 11 also announced the dismissal of YNS, a military police station based at Muljono Air Base in the capital of Surabaya, East Java Province, after his wife posted negative content about the attack. public on social networks.
In a Facebook post on October 10, Ms FS, wife of YNS, said that the Wiranto attack could be done to mislead public opinion before the inauguration of Mini Joko Widodo's second term on 10/20.
"This is probably just a play by Wiranto ... to divert public opinion before taking office, but if the attack is real, I hope the knife thief will be safe from police brutality and Those who are stabbed will have a smooth death, "said FS written in the post was quoted on the air force website.
The Indonesian Air Force accused F.S. to the Sidoarjo police station for making hateful statements and spreading false information.
Indonesian Security Minister Wiranto was attacked with a knife while shaking hands with an official in Pandeglang city, Banten province on Java island on October 10. The two suspects are believed to be part of a terrorist network linked to the Islamic State (IS), according to the Indonesian National Intelligence Agency.
Indonesia has taken measures to tighten security after the attack on Minister Wiranto. Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said earlier this year that about 3% of its military members could be infected with extremist religious ideology.
