Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) says that the ouster of former National lice chief Gen. (ret.) Sutanto as National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief underscores a lack of confidence in the police to prevent future terrorist attacks.

Army Lt. Gen. Marciano Norman was tapped to lead the nation's spy agency by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during last week's Cabinet reshuffle.

"The replacement shows that a National Police officer who has been entrusted with the highest position in the country's intelligence community has failed in his duty. The position has now been entrusted to the military," IPW chairman Neta S Pane said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Marciano's appointment could indicate difficulties for the National Police generals who currently occupied strategic posts in the BIN, Neta said.

All would be well if Marciano could prevent a recurrence of the attacks that occurred under Sutanto's tenure, such as the suicide bombings in Cirebon and Surakarta, according to Neta.

"The IPW hopes that Marciano can make BIN work professionally and carry the early detection on foreign parties that threaten the country's unity through social, political or economic threats."