New BPKP chief installed

JAKARTA (JP): Minister/State Secretary Muladi installed Arie Soelendro on Thursday as the new chief of the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), replacing Soedarjono.

Muladi told Arie during the installation ceremony to improve BPKP's performance, particularly in preventing corruption, collusion and nepotism in government projects.

"Experience shows that leakage of the government budget not only has reached a saddening level but also has destroyed our national image," Muladi said.

Arie previously was head of the Financial Education and Training Agency at the Ministry of Finance. Before holding this position, he was a staff member at the office of the state minister for the empowerment of state enterprises.

Muladi on Thursday also installed Sugiarto as a deputy chairman of the Bureau of Statistics, replacing Darmosuwito. (rid)