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    "data": {
        "id": 1610189,
        "msgid": "prabowo-appoints-hendarsam-marantoko-as-director-general-of-immigration-1773381140",
        "date": "2026-03-13 11:55:18",
        "title": "Prabowo Appoints Hendarsam Marantoko as Director General of Immigration",
        "author": "Danu Damarjati",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has appointed lawyer and Gerindra Party politician Hendarsam Marantoko as Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Immigration and Repatriation (Imipas), bypassing an open recruitment process that was underway. The open selection for the position, which had three leading candidates including acting director Yuldi Yusman, has been halted following the presidential decree, with Marantoko expected to be inaugurated in early April.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 President Prabowo Subianto has appointed lawyer and\nGerindra Party politician Hendarsam Marantoko as Director General of\nImmigration at the Ministry of Immigration and Repatriation\n(Imipas).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d confirmed Deputy Minister of Immigration Silmy Karim to\nKompas.com on Friday (13 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The open recruitment process for the Senior Executive Position (JPT)\nfor the Director General of Immigration post has been suspended\nfollowing the issuance of the presidential decree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been stopped,\u201d said Silmy, who also chairs the open selection\npanel for the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is correct. The plan is to inaugurate him in early April,\u201d said\nAkbar Hadi.<\/p>\n<p>The position of Director General of Immigration is currently held by\nActing Director Yuldi Yusman.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Immigration and Repatriation had launched an open\nselection process to fill the Director General of Immigration position,\nwith Yuldi Yusman as one of the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>According to ANTARA on 2 October 2025, three names emerged in the\nopen recruitment for the Senior Executive Position: Yuldi Yusman, Ibnu\nIsmoyo, and Ahmad Purbaja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese three selected individuals were participants with the highest\ncumulative scores assessed at each stage of the selection process. They\nwere indeed the best candidates to progress,\u201d said Silmy Karim, a former\nDirector General of Immigration.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the selection results were planned to be submitted to\nPresident Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n<p>However, Prabowo has now selected Hendarsam Marantoko to fill the\nposition of Director General of Immigration.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-appoints-hendarsam-marantoko-as-director-general-of-immigration-1773381140",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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