Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new police chief following scandals at the force

Chairman of the House Commission on Legal Affairs Habiburokhman confirmed on Thursday morning that the house had received a presidential letter dismissing Listyo and nominating Suyudi to the post, according to Tempo news magazine.

“This morning, we received a letter from President Prabowo … concerning the proposal to dismiss the current national police chief and appoint a new one,” he said during a meeting at the house complex in Senayan, Jakarta.