Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts

Home affairs ministry to reshuffle top posts

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon reshuffle
several high-ranking posts including the induction of former
deputy chief of the Armed Forces' Intelligence Agency Maj. Gen.
Achdari to replace Sutoyo N.K. as director general for
sociopolitical affairs.

The change at the posts is due to the departure of the
presiding officials to the House of Representatives (DPR) and the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. confirmed yesterday
that an inspector general and director general of sociopolitical
affairs will be inducted.

"Maj. Gen. Achdari will replace Maj. Gen. (ret) Sutoyo N.K. as
director general of sociopolitical affairs and Maj. Gen. Andi
Jalal Bachtiar will replace Maj. Gen. (ret) Soedardjat
Nataatmadja as the ministry's inspector general," Yogie told
reporters after a hearing with House Commission II for home
affairs yesterday.

Achdari and Andi were already sitting with other high-ranking
Ministry of Home Affairs officials at yesterday's hearing.

Like their predecessors, the two new officials have a military
background.

Achdari served at the Intelligence Agency while Andi is still
assistant of personnel supervision to the Armed Forces chief for
general affairs.

After serving at the Ministry of Home Affairs for several
years, Sutoyo and Soedardjat will now take up seats at the House
to represent Central Java and South Kalimantan respectively. As
members of the House they automatically hold seats at MPR.

"The transfer-of-duty ceremony will be conducted on Sept. 25,"
Yogie said.

The 1,000 members of MPR will be installed on Oct. 1. They
will convene next March to elect a president and vice president
and draw up the State Policy Guidelines.

Several Ministry of Home Affairs officials will also be
inducted as members of MPR.

They are former director for public supervision Moeljono
Gendon, who will represent Maluku province, and deputy secretary-
general of the General Elections Institute Walujo, who will
represent Central Java.

Both Moeljono and Walujo will also represent the Golkar
faction in the House.

Yogie himself is registered as a member of the Assembly. (imn)