House backs Anwar as new BPK chief<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Outgoing Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution has
\ngained the greatest support from legislators for appointment as
\nthe new chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), according to
\na senior lawmaker.<\/p>\n
House finance commission chairman Emir Moeis said that the
\ncommission had initially selected three candidates (as required
\nby the relevant legislation) for the top post in the BPK.<\/p>\n
But he said on Wednesday that Anwar had gained the support of
\nall nine factions represented on the commission.<\/p>\n
Anwar's five-year term at the central bank will end on July 26<\/p>\n
The other two candidates are former state oil and gas firm PT
\nPertamina president Baihaki Hakim, and the relatively little
\nknown Mustopadijaya.<\/p>\n
The commission on Wednesday completed the selection of 21
\ncandidates (out of 50 names proposed) for appointment to the new
\nboard of the BPK. The different candidates will be discussed
\nduring a House plenary session on June 6. The list will be
\nsubmitted the following day to President Megawati Soekarnopurti,
\nwho will select seven persons to be appointed to the BPK board
\n(one chairman, one deputy chairman and five members).<\/p>\n
Emir said that there was a possibility that Megawati would not
\npick Anwar as the new BPK chairman (to replace Satrio B. Judono)
\ndespite his strong backing by lawmakers.<\/p>\n
The BPK is in charge of auditing the state budget, the central
\nbank and other state institutions, including state-owned
\ncompanies upon request. While over the past couple of years the
\nagency has found massive irregularities in the use of state
\nfunds, it has complained about the lack of seriousness on the
\npart of the government and lawmakers in taking follow-up action
\non foot of the BPK's findings.<\/p>\n
The BPK has also often been engaged in quite serious disputes
\nwith Bank Indonesia over the findings of audits on BI's financial
\nperformance. The BPK also blamed the central bank for the massive
\nabuses of liquidity support funds by recipient banks during the
\nlate 1990s financial crisis.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Emir said that the three candidates in the running
\nfor the deputy chairmanship of the BPK were: Azwar Siregar, Farid
\nPrawiranegara and Abdullah Zainie. Abdullah chairs the House
\nbudget commission.<\/p>\n
Separately, outgoing BPK chief Satrio urged his successor to
\ncontinue the internal consolidation process in a bid to boost the
\ncapacity of BPK auditors and improve transparency.<\/p>",
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