Army confirms Major Teddy will no longer hold the position of Deputy Commander – Politics

Army Chief Spokesman Brig. Gen. Wahyu Yudhayana said Teddy ceased serving as deputy commander after Prabowo’s announcement at the State Palace in Jakarta on Sunday.

“If he has been appointed (as cabinet secretary), it means he has been appointed outside the (army) structure, of course there will be a transfer of his position,” Wahyu said on Monday as quoted by Antara news agency.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak promoted Teddy from captain to major in a decree issued in February, taking on the post of deputy commanding officer. However, Teddy never took up his new post and remained as ADC of Prabowo.

Born in Manado, North Sulawesi, Teddy is a mid-ranking officer from a military family. His father is Colonel (ret.) Giyono, and his mother is Major Patris RA Rumbayan.

Teddy’s military career began in 2011 when he graduated from the Military Academy as a platoon commander in the Army’s Special Forces Command (Kopassus) and later served as the Adjutant (ADC) to the Chief of General Staff of the Indonesian Army (TNI). , among others, before rising to become then-President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s assistant ADC and eventually Prabowo’s ADC.

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Teddy was thrust into the spotlight when he served as Prabowo’s ADC and closely followed the then Defense Minister’s every move. A controversy arose when Teddy was spotted at a presidential debate session, which was seen as a violation of his supposed neutrality as an officer in the TNI.