Chief of the Indonesian Army's Information Service Colonel Nefra Firdaus confirmed the death of Djoko Santoso who was also former Army Chief of Staff .
The cause of his death is still unknown. However, his health was getting worse after undergoing a surgery for brain bleed at the Army Hospital a few days ago.
Djoko Santoso was TNI chief for the 2007-2010 period. He turned to politics by becoming a member of the board of patrons of the Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party led by .Prabowo Subianto
He became chief of campaign team of Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno pair in the 2019 presidential election.
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Translator: Syaiful Hakim/Suharto
Editor: Sri Haryati
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