A SHORT message came in the Abdullah Makhmud Hendropriyono family WhatsApp group on Wednesday night last week. It came from Lieut. Gen. Andika Perkasa, Hendropriyono’s son-in-law, informing that he has been appointed as Army Chief of Staff (KSAD). “He asked for the family’s prayers and support,” said Diaz Faisal Malik Hendropriyono, Hendropriyono’s son, to Tempo on Thursday last week.

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