THE speculation is now over. For two months several names were mentioned as candidates likely to replace Lt. Gen. (ret) A.M. Hendropriyono as the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). On Wednesday last week, however, President Yudhoyono finally installed Maj. Gen. (ret) Syamsir Siregar as the chief of BIN, which is located in East Pejaten.

Syamsir, formerly chief of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) of the Indonesian Arm