BPK chief, members take oaths
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday witnessed the taking of oath's of new State Audit Agency (BPK) chief Anwar Nasution and other BPK members.
Chief Justice Bagir Manan swore in Anwar along with his deputy Abdullah Zainie and five BPK members including Imran AK, Baharuddin Aritonang, Hasan Bisri, I Gusti Agung Rai and Insp. Gen. Uju Juhairi, at the State Palace.
Anwar, who replaced Satrio Billy Joedono, was formerly the senior deputy governor of Bank Indonesia.
The appointment of Anwar as BPK chief was signed by former president Megawati Soekarnoputri just before she quit office on Oct. 20. Anwar's inauguration had been delayed due to a challenge from the Regional Representatives Council. -- JP
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Bagir slams furor over Munir's death
JAKARTA: Chief Justice Bagir Manan called on people not to speculate on the cause of the death of rights defender Munir as it might disrupt police investigations.
"Too much speculation will play havoc with the investigation and possibly derail efforts to reveal the truth. This is just what they (the perpetrators) might want," he said on Friday.
Bagir said the differences in the legal systems of Indonesia and the Netherlands would not matter in the investigation of the case.
Munir died aboard a flight to Amsterdam, some three hours before the plane landed at Schipol Airport. An autopsy by a Dutch forensic team revealed high levels of arsenic in his body. -- JP
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Susilo won't meet Anwar
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not receive Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during the latter's visit here next week, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said on Friday.
"There's no plan whatsoever from President Susilo to meet Anwar Ibrahim. It is not on the President's schedule," Dino said, adding that the Indonesian government was busy preparing for the visit of Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Ibrahim's trip will coincide with the visit of Razak here.
During his four-day trip to Indonesia, Ibrahim is slated to meet Vice President Jusuf Kalla, House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono, People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid and prominent political figures like Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri. -- JP
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Papuan leaders meet legislators
JAKARTA: A number of Papuan leaders on Friday met legislators from the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I on defense and political affairs to share their concern about the poor implementation of the special autonomy status for the province.
Former Papua governor Barnabas Suebu said despite the enactment of the law, the resource-rich province had not enjoyed full-fledged autonomy.
He demanded the legislators to push the government to implement the law accordingly.
Other Papuan figures who turned up for the meeting were Rev. Herwan Awom, Merry Wossing, and Philemon Indakoay.
The commission deputy chairman Effendy Choirie said the Papuan figures had provided members of the commission with valuable inputs ahead of their visit the province from Dec. 21 through to Dec. 24. -- JP