Director general quits, sticks with organization

Director general quits, sticks with organization

JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises
Cacuk Sudarjanto has "voluntarily resigned from his position",
Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono said
here on Monday.

Adi said Cacuk would now focus his attention on Unity of
People's Sovereignty, a newly established social organization.

He said the decision was made voluntarily by Cacuk, after his
position as chairman of the organization raised questions amid
increasing demands that all ministers and senior government
officials be banned from campaigning.

"President Habibie asked me if Pak Cacuk could choose to
concentrate on one of the two positions he holds to avoid
complaints and confusion among people," he said at a news
conference.

According to Adi, Unity of People's Sovereignty is a social
organization with the mission to improve human resources, but
many people linked it to the People's Sovereignty Party, one of
48 parties contesting the general election in June.

"Basically Pak Cacuk has no problem with carrying out his job
as director general but he prefers to focus on his organization,"
Adi said. "So he will temporarily resign from his position for an
indefinite period," he added.

Cacuk said the organization he chaired would assist the
People's Economy Posts (PER), which are established throughout
the country to promote small-scale enterprises and cooperatives.

There are around 700 PER units at present, and the government
aims to have a total of 5,000 by the end of this year, he said.

"I hope that, through my organization, we can build true
enterprises, established by hard-work and not by privileges and
facilities given by the government, as happened during the New
Order regime," he said. (gis)