AKARTA: Indonesia’s military chief is free to travel to the United States, the US embassy said on Monday, after the general was apparently stopped as he tried to board a flight. Erin Elizabeth McKee, acting deputy ambassador to Jakarta, told reporters there were “absolutely no issues” with the general’s ability to visit the US. “General Gatot is able to travel, there are no restrictions, the United States welcomed his participation in the conference that General Dunford invited him to,” she said. “If there has been a mistake, there must be an apology, not to the military commander but to the government,” a military spokesman said. Since being appointed armed forces chief by President Joko Widodo in July 2015, Nurmantyo has been at the center of several controversies.

Source: Manila Times October 23, 2017 15:11 UTC