BPK chief, members
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
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Bagir tells people not to speculate on Munir's case
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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
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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
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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