Rachman rotates chief prosecutors in regions<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Attorney General M.A. Rachman rotated on Monday 10 provincial
\nchief prosecutors across the country and swore in 16 new
\nofficials at the Attorney General's Office, including two
\ndeputies and three directors.<\/p>\n
Office spokesman Kemas Yahya Rahman was appointed Banten chief
\nprosecutor, replacing Farchan Sunyoto Mukadi, who was appointed
\nJambi chief prosecutor. Meanwhile, former Jambi chief prosecutor
\nBarman Zahid was appointed Bali chief prosecutor, replacing I
\nKetut Yona, who was promoted to Deputy Attorney General.<\/p>\n
Southeast Sulawesi chief prosecutor Antasari Azhar was
\nappointed West Sumatra chief prosecutor, replacing Muchtar
\nArifin, who was promoted to Deputy Attorney General of
\nIntelligence.<\/p>\n
Assistant to Deputy Attorney General of Intelligence Togar R.
\nHutabarat was promoted to West Kalimantan chief prosecutor,
\nreplacing Muzammi Merah Hakim, who is now a director at the
\nAttorney General's Office.<\/p>\n
Newly appointed chief prosecutors are: Moh. Rusdi Taher to
\nBengkulu, Zainal Arifin to West Nusa Tenggara, Ketut Widhiana
\nSulatra to North Maluku, I Wayan Pasek Suartha to South Sulawesi
\nand Ichsan Kawanto to Gorontalo.<\/p>\n
Kemas, the outgoing Attorney General's spokesman, said the
\nrotations were routine.<\/p>\n
\"Several officers retired so we had to fill the vacant
\npositions. We also aimed to boost the performance of our office
\nthrough these rotations,\" said Kemas.<\/p>\n
He dismissed suggestions the rotations were an effort to grant
\nloyal officials higher positions or to bolster Rahman's position
\nprior to the inauguration of the new president on Oct. 20.<\/p>\n
\"It is not true that we were inaugurated because of political
\nmotives. These are just periodical rotations to rejuvenate the
\noffice with new spirit,\" said Kemas.<\/p>\n
Many have pointed to Rahman as the weakest point in President
\nMegawati's Cabinet and its fight against widespread corruption,
\nwhich contributed to Megawati's expected loss in the Sept. 20
\nelection runoff.<\/p>\n
Rahman has been accused of failing to report his wealth to the
\nnow-defunct Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission, including a
\nhouse he allegedly acquired using state money.<\/p>\n
Despite the emergence of the case, Megawati insisted on not
\nreplacing Rahman, and several Attorney General's officials
\ncontinued to support him.<\/p>\n
Police have been investigating the case since last year, but
\nwithout any sign of progress. Police say they are still gathering
\nevidence.<\/p>",
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