Feisal reelected Korpri chief<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): For the first time in its 27-year history, the
\nfive-million-member Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) elected its
\nchairman on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Chosen was incumbent chairman Feisal Tamin, secretary-general
\nof the Ministry of Home Affairs. Based on a regulation, the
\nchairman of Korpri was always previously the home affairs
\nministry's secretary-general. Korpri was established on Nov. 29,
\n1971.<\/p>\n
In the closing ceremony of the organization's three-day
\ncongress, Feisal reiterated civil servants' neutrality in the
\nJune 7 general election in casting their vote.<\/p>\n
He added later that even the one million employees of state-
\nrun firms who are now Korpri members could opt to resign and side
\nwith another organization.<\/p>\n
\"Following the issuance of a 1999 government regulation,
\nKorpri has become a neutral organization and we have abandoned
\nour membership in the Golkar political grouping. We are no longer
\naffiliated to any political party,\" Feisal said.<\/p>\n
Golkar long relied on the votes of millions of civil servants
\nand their families, plus members of affiliated organizations, to
\nassure victory at the polls.<\/p>\n
Since Feisal announced Korpri members would no longer be
\nobligated to vote for Golkar, freeing civil servants from the
\nfear of losing their jobs or promotions if they voted otherwise,
\nseveral have relinquished their Golkar memberships.<\/p>\n
The new regulation requires that civil servants, who are
\nmembers of, or who intend to join, a political party, must have
\npermission from superiors within three months after the
\nregulation was issued on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n
Feisal said he was awaiting the data on the number of civil
\nservants applying to join parties. The congress was attended by
\n458 civil servants and state-owned company employees. (rms)<\/p>",
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