Komnas replaces secretary general

Komnas replaces secretary general

JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
named Gembong Prijono as its new secretary general replacing
Asmara Nababan.

Gembong, who is secretary general at the ministry of
resettlement and regional infrastructure, passed the screening
process conducted by a human resources consultant company.

His appointment still needs to be officially approved by
President Megawati Soekarnoputri next week.

In a closed-door House of Representatives plenary session, a
team of 13 commission members also approved 20 additional names
picked to become possible members of Komnas Ham.

Nababan, however, stated that he had doubts about the
credibility of the new candidates.

"They had previously been rejected by the first joint
selection team because there were doubts about their integrity,"
he stated.

The 20 new candidates, along with the 14 previously nominated
candidates will be submitted to the House of Representatives
within the next two weeks. The House will select 17 of the 34
candidates as new members of the national human rights body. --JP