City Inspector pushed to quit, says councilor
City Inspector pushed to quit, says councilor
JAKARTA (JP): City Inspector Hendarin was believed to have
asked for an early pension since his recommendation to remove
senior officials allegedly involved in the Ancol scandal was
rejected by Governor Sutiyoso, a councillor said on Thursday.
Councillor Abdul Aziz Matnur of the Justice Party felt that by
rejecting Hendarin's recommendation, Governor Sutiyoso was not
serious in upholding the law and maintaining clean government.
"It's possible that Sutiyoso 'pushed' Hendarin to resign,"
said Aziz, who is also a member of the Council's Commission A for
administrative and legal affairs.
He urged Sutiyoso to keep Hendarin in the administration due
to his credibility as the city inspector, and punish the senior
officials, as suggested by Hendarin.
Separately, Sutiyoso denied that Hendarin has submitted his
resignation due to his recommendations over the Ancol scandal
being ignored. The scandal involved controversial foreign trips
taken by 45 people, including officials and councillors.
"He just reported that he would retire. It's usual for
officials to make the report several months before the pension is
due," he told reporters.
According to the city administration data, Hendarin, an
echelon I official, was born on Oct. 5, 1946, meaning he is 54
years old.
Government regulation No. 32/79 on civil servants' terms
states that echelon I and II officials retire at the age of 58
and the term could be extended to the age of 60.
In the so-called Ancolgate scandal, 45 people participated in
the trip financed by city-owned developer PT Pembangunan Jaya
Ancol to Japan, South Africa and Australia.
Besides receiving travel allowances from the company, the
people also reportedly received a further allowance of Rp 50
million each, taken from the City Budget.
Eight councillors from the Council's Commission D for
development affairs have been questioned by the Jakarta
Prosecutor's Office for their participation in the controversial
trip. (jun)