Minister dismisses special staff

Minister dismisses special staff

JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar has
dismissed five members of his special staff in a bid to boost
efficiency.

The ministry's secretary-general, Faisal Ismail, said the
dismissal of Abdullah Sany, Iskandar A. Turusi, Ari Amir Yusuf,
Rudi Hamid and Ferry Fachri from the organizational structure of
the ministry was made official on Tuesday last week.

The five first echelon officials were appointed as soon as
Said Agiel took office in July last year. Their unclear job
descriptions and responsibilities were left unsettled until one
of them, claiming to represent the minister, signed a memorandum
of understanding on accommodation for 100,000 haj pilgrims for
next year.

Faisal said the division of labor among the staff overlapped
one another, while their jobs used to be conducted by officials
in the bureaucracy.

"Their presence was no longer need," he said. --Antara