Court seeks a secretary-general

JAKARTA: The newly established Constitutional Court has chosen three candidates for the post of secretary-general, chairman Jimly Asshidiqie said Wednesday.

The three were Abdul Wahid, Oka Mahendra, both senior officials at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and Janedri M. Ghaffar, a senior official at the secretariat of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Jimly said the three candidates was chosen during the court's internal meeting on Tuesday.

"The three names will be submitted to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday, and we hope she can choose one of them as secretary-general immediately," Jimly told reporters.

The Constitutional Court was established last month and is tasked with resolving conflicts between state institutions, settling election disputes, and dissolving political parties. --JP