Muchdi Purwopranjono
Muchdi Purwopranjono | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Honorary Board Berkarya Party | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2016 | |
| 16th Commandant General of Kopassus | |
| In office 22 March 1998 – 23 May 1998 | |
| President | Soeharto |
| Preceded by | Prabowo Subianto |
| Succeeded by | Syahrir MS |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1949 |
| Party | Berkarya Party |
| Spouse | Puji Astuti |
| Children | Raditya Muhas Juvirawan, Dewi Kirana Juvirawati, Dias Baskara Dewantara |
| Alma mater | Indonesian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesia |
| Branch/service | Indonesian Army |
| Commands | Kopassus |
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Major General (Ret.) Muchdi Purwopranjono (born 15 April 1949) is an Indonesian politician and former major general who served briefly as commandant of the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) and was former deputy head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). He was relieved of command duties in 1998 after the fall of Soeharto and was subsequently deemed responsible for abductions of pro-democracy activists. In 2008, he was acquitted of commissioning and assisting in the 2004 assassination of human rights campaigner Munir, following a trial deemed flawed by human rights organizations. He is presently the leader of a breakaway faction of Tommy Soeharto’s Berkarya Party and his leadership is recognized by the government.