Sutiyoso relinquishes post of commissioner of PJA
Sutiyoso relinquishes post of commissioner of PJA
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso has officially quit as the
chief commissioner of scandal-plagued recreational park operator
PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol (PJA), a city official said on Friday.
Spokesman for the city administration, Muhayat, told reporters
Sutiyoso relinquished his ex-officio post in compliance with the
Regional Autonomy Law No. 22/1999, which bans a governor and
other provincial top executives from holding a post in province-
owned companies.
"This is nothing to do with the scandal involving the company.
The existence of the law required the company's shareholder
meeting recently to recommend that the governor no longer hold
the chief commissioner post," Muhayat said.
Sutiyoso had earlier quit as the chief commissioner of city-
owned Bank DKI, but maintains the same post in 23 other companies
owned or partly owned by the city administration.
"The governor has written a resignation letter to the
companies, but it must wait until the companies hold their
shareholder meetings," Muhayat said.
Earlier on Friday, Sutiyoso told reporters that he would
resign as the PJA chief commissioner and his replacement would be
elected later.
Formal investigation is now underway into irregularities in
the disbursement of Rp 2.1 billion by the company to fund the
overseas trips of 45 city officials and councillors to three
different destinations in October last year.
PJA president director Rushadi was "honorarily dismissed"
following the scandal.
Many have criticized old regulations that allowed the governor
to hold the chief commissioner post in city owned-companies,
saying that far from giving a boost to the firms' performance,
the practice enabled corruption, collusion and nepotism to
flourish.
Some city top executives are maintaining their posts as
commissioners of city-owned companies, including Deputy Governor
for Economy and Finance Fauzie Alvi Yasin, Deputy Governor for
Development Affairs Budihardjo Soekmadi, City Secretary for
Administrative Affairs Makmun Amin and City Secretary for
Development Administration Ongky Sukasah. (04/07)