Stand-in legislators installed

Stand-in legislators installed

JAKARTA: Five replacements for Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) legislators who were recruited to the
Cabinet and other state institutions were sworn in on Wednesday.

House Deputy Speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, on behalf of
detained Speaker Akbar Tandjung, installed Kamang Rumambi of
North Sulawesi, Sutanto Pranoto of Central Java, Hobbes Sinaga of
Jakarta, Sterra Pietrz of West Java and Ni Luh Maryani Tirtasari
to replace Theo F. Toemion, the chairman of the Investment
Coordinating Board, Widjanarko Puspojo, the head of the State
Logistics Agency, Kwik Kian Gie, the State Minister/Chairman of
the National Development Planning Board, Laksamana Sukardi, the
State Minister for State Enterprises, and Jacob Nuwa Wea, the
Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, respectively.

In his speech, Soetardjo reminded the new legislators of the
growing public expectation for the House to improve its
legislative, oversight and budgetary functions. -- JP