National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo has promoted Insp. Gen. Saud Usman Nasution and Brig. Gen. I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana to chiefs of the South Sumatra Police and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police, respectively.

Saud will replace Insp. Gen. Iskandar Hasan, who resigned from his post to run in the South Sumatra gubernatorial election. Saud currently serves as deputy chief of the National Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim).

Ketut, who currently serves as deputy chief of the Bali Police, will replace the outgoing NTT Police chief Brig. Gen. Ricky Herbert Parulian Sitohang.

Meanwhile, Ricky is expected to head the National Police's legal aid bureau, replacing Brig. Gen. Frans Katha Palayukan, who will soon be retiring.

"The new police chiefs will be installed at a ceremony within the next couple of days, along with new police chiefs for West Sumatra, North Maluku and Central Sulawesi," Boy said.

Earlier, Timur appointed Brig. Gen. Nur Ali and Brig. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto as chiefs of the West Sumatra Police and North Maluku Police, respectively.