Inspector General Petrus Reinhard Golose inaugurated as head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to succeed Commissioner-General Heru Winarko at the State Palace here on Wednesday morning by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

The appointment of Golose was based on Presidential Decree No. 203 / TPA of 2020.

As we know, on Tuesday, President Jokowi announced a cabinet reshuffle and appointed six new ministers, including those to replace his two ministers arrested by the Corruption of Eradication Commission (KPK) recently over corruption and bribery cases.

Here the profile of Golose :

Golose graduated from the Police Academy in 1988 and has experience in the field of research. This two-star general last held the post of chief of the Bali Regional Police.

Golose was one of the police officers to be offered an extraordinary promotion when he joined the Bareskrim team that managed to knock out the terrorist Dr. Azahari and his group in Batu, Malang, East Java, on November 9, 2005.

Golose has bestowed an award from the then National Police chief, Police General Sutanto, along with his compatriots, Tito Karnavian, Idham Azis, and Rycko Amelza Dahniel.