Regent rejects new BPN chief

Regent rejects new BPN chief

TANGERANG: Regent Ismet Iskandar rejected the appointment of
the regency's new chief of the National Land Agency (BPN), Roli
Irawan, who was sworn in last Tuesday.

Ismet said on Saturday that the swearing in was against Law
No. 22/1999 on regional autonomy and Government Regulation No.
6/1988 on coordination among regional state offices.

"The inauguration was officiated by Banten province's BPN
chief Arief Setua Budi Canny, while, according to the law, it
should be done by the head of the regency administration where
the regional state offices are located," he remarked.

Ismet said that he received an invitation to the inauguration,
but refused to come. -- JP