Mar'ie on shortlist for audit agency<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former minister of finance Mar'ie Muhammad is on
\na shortlist of three approved by the House of Representatives
\nyesterday to chair the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).<\/p>\n
The two other nominees are the agency's current deputy
\nchairman, former National Police chief Gen. (ret.) Kunarto and
\neconomist Zaki Baridwan.<\/p>\n
Executive members have run the agency collectively since
\nchairman J.B. Sumarlin stepped down after reaching the mandatory
\nretirement age of 65 in December.<\/p>\n
Born in Surabaya, East Java, 59-years ago, Mar'ie made a name
\nfor himself as a leader in the student movement in the mid-1960s.<\/p>\n
Prior to being appointed as minister of finance during the
\nsixth development cabinet, the University of Indonesia economics
\nfaculty graduate, served as director general of taxation.<\/p>\n
Despite having a reputation as \"Mr. Clean\" during his tenure
\nas minister between 1993-1998, he was dropped by former president
\nSoeharto in the new cabinet.<\/p>\n
The House of Representatives gave its approval to the
\nnomination list during a plenary session.<\/p>\n
It also approved three others to be nominated to fill the
\nagency's deputy chairmanship and 15 to be selected to sit on the
\nfive-member executive board.<\/p>\n
Those in the running for deputy chairman are Rivai Siata,
\ncurrently a member of the executive board; Bambang Wahyudi, an
\neconomics lecturer at the Bandung-based Padjadjaran University,
\nand Bambang Triadji.<\/p>\n
The 15 nominated for the executive body include Rear Adm. I
\nGde Artjana, Bambang Wahyudi, Amrin Siregar, Mukrom As'ad,
\nMuhammad Murni, Abdullah Zainie and Djunaedi.<\/p>\n
President B.J. Habibie will make the final selection.<\/p>\n
Who he chooses will be critical to the agency's future
\ndirection.<\/p>\n
Prior to retiring, Sumarlin reported the agency had found the
\ngovernment had lost billions of rupiah due to poor financial
\nmanagement over the second semester of the 1996\/1997 fiscal year.<\/p>\n
The losses were the result of 607 irregularities the agency
\nfound in its audit of the State Budget.<\/p>\n
Sumarlin strongly suggested that the House revise the 1973 law
\non the audit agency, saying it did not enable the agency to
\nfollow up on its findings.<\/p>\n
House members also endorsed yesterday the 10 nominees proposed
\nby the government to replace the members of the Supreme Court
\napproaching the mandatory retirement age.<\/p>\n
The nominees are Achmad Syamsuddin, Arbijoto, Ben Suhanda
\nSyah, Djuprie, Parman Suparman, Paulus Efendi Lotulung, Syahrial
\nTaher, Syamsyuhadi, Usman Karim and Wiryawan. (rms)<\/p>",
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