Syarwan resigns as House deputy speaker
Syarwan resigns as House deputy speaker
JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Harmoko
revealed yesterday that Deputy Speaker Syarwan Hamid had tendered
his resignation from his legislative post following his
appointment as Minister of Home Affairs.
Harmoko told reporters here yesterday that a meeting of House
leaders, which he chaired, discussed Syarwan's resignation. The
House's Consultative Body (Bamus) would discuss his resignation
and submit their recommendation to the House leaders.
Only after all House factions -- Golkar, the United
Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI),
and the Armed Forces (ABRI) -- approved, would a replacement be
appointed, Harmoko was quoted by Antara as saying.
Syarwan, a three-star general, hailed from the ABRI faction
and would therefore be replaced by a fellow ABRI faction member.
Harmoko, who is also chairman of the ruling Golkar
organization, also showed off the legislative body's intent to
flush out members who obtained their posts through political or
familial connections.
He said a number of legislators had tendered their resignation
from the People's Consultative Assembly, which Harmoko also
chairs. On May 20, Harmoko's wife, Sri Rochmadiyati Harmoko, and
Syarwan's wife, Agustini Syarwan Hamid, resigned.
On May 23, the wife and daughter of Minister of Defense and
Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto -- Rugaiya Usman
Wiranto and Amalia Sianti Wiranto respectively -- resigned.
On May 24, Liliek Herawati, daughter of Central Java's Golkar
chairman Alip Pandoyo resigned from her post at the House of
Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR), citing
her wish to support reform and campaign against nepotism.
On Monday, Syarwan resigned.
"There will be other letters (of resignation) from other
factions. The DPR/MPR leaders will accept them. Yes, accept them.
"However, efforts to replace them will be conducted by the
factions in question, after they coordinate with their respective
political organizations," Harmoko said.
The campaign against nepotism is gaining momentum, with public
figures now racing to quit various posts they might not have
obtained without connections to power holders.
Ilham Habibie, son of President B.J. Habibie, resigned from
his post as special assistant to the head of the High Technology
Division of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology (BPPT), which he obtained when his father headed the
agency. His uncle, Junus Effendy Habibie, quit from his post as
head of the Batam Industrial Development Authority.
Junus took over the Batam job from President Habibie a little
more than two months ago when the latter was appointed the
country's vice president.
It was reported from Bandung, West Java, yesterday that Ilham
was still, however, employed at the state aircraft manufacturer
IPTN as a director of a unit and head of a division developing
the N-2130 jet.
IPTN spokesman M.T. Satoto said Ilham had indeed resigned from
his post at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology, but he was still working at IPTN. Habibie vacated the
post of IPTN president when he was elected vice president in
March.
"It is not true Ilham was here because of nepotism because he
has the skill and he is a professional in his field," Satoto
said.
He revealed that Ilham graduated magna cum laude from Aachen
University's aeronautics school in Germany, an honor that
surpassed that of his father when he graduated from the same
school.
After graduation, Ilham had a stint working in international
aerospace companies such as Dassault, MBB and Boeing before he
joined IPTN in 1994.
"While he was with Boeing, Ilham even discovered the reason
why the B-777 aircraft could not go up to the level of 27,000
feet. Original design said the aircraft could only fly up to
18,000 feet," another spokesman, Adam Permasa, said.
"It was because of his own achievements that Ilham was
recruited by IPTN," he said. "If he was prevented from working at
IPTN, other aircraft manufacturers would be happy to accept him,
and it would be our loss because his is a skill that is still
rare here," Satoto said. (23/swe)
JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Harmoko
revealed yesterday that Deputy Speaker Syarwan Hamid had tendered
his resignation from his legislative post following his
appointment as Minister of Home Affairs.
Harmoko told reporters here yesterday that a meeting of House
leaders, which he chaired, discussed Syarwan's resignation. The
House's Consultative Body (Bamus) would discuss his resignation
and submit their recommendation to the House leaders.
Only after all House factions -- Golkar, the United
Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI),
and the Armed Forces (ABRI) -- approved, would a replacement be
appointed, Harmoko was quoted by Antara as saying.
Syarwan, a three-star general, hailed from the ABRI faction
and would therefore be replaced by a fellow ABRI faction member.
Harmoko, who is also chairman of the ruling Golkar
organization, also showed off the legislative body's intent to
flush out members who obtained their posts through political or
familial connections.
He said a number of legislators had tendered their resignation
from the People's Consultative Assembly, which Harmoko also
chairs. On May 20, Harmoko's wife, Sri Rochmadiyati Harmoko, and
Syarwan's wife, Agustini Syarwan Hamid, resigned.
On May 23, the wife and daughter of Minister of Defense and
Security/Armed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto -- Rugaiya Usman
Wiranto and Amalia Sianti Wiranto respectively -- resigned.
On May 24, Liliek Herawati, daughter of Central Java's Golkar
chairman Alip Pandoyo resigned from her post at the House of
Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR), citing
her wish to support reform and campaign against nepotism.
On Monday, Syarwan resigned.
"There will be other letters (of resignation) from other
factions. The DPR/MPR leaders will accept them. Yes, accept them.
"However, efforts to replace them will be conducted by the
factions in question, after they coordinate with their respective
political organizations," Harmoko said.
The campaign against nepotism is gaining momentum, with public
figures now racing to quit various posts they might not have
obtained without connections to power holders.
Ilham Habibie, son of President B.J. Habibie, resigned from
his post as special assistant to the head of the High Technology
Division of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology (BPPT), which he obtained when his father headed the
agency. His uncle, Junus Effendy Habibie, quit from his post as
head of the Batam Industrial Development Authority.
Junus took over the Batam job from President Habibie a little
more than two months ago when the latter was appointed the
country's vice president.
It was reported from Bandung, West Java, yesterday that Ilham
was still, however, employed at the state aircraft manufacturer
IPTN as a director of a unit and head of a division developing
the N-2130 jet.
IPTN spokesman M.T. Satoto said Ilham had indeed resigned from
his post at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology, but he was still working at IPTN. Habibie vacated the
post of IPTN president when he was elected vice president in
March.
"It is not true Ilham was here because of nepotism because he
has the skill and he is a professional in his field," Satoto
said.
He revealed that Ilham graduated magna cum laude from Aachen
University's aeronautics school in Germany, an honor that
surpassed that of his father when he graduated from the same
school.
After graduation, Ilham had a stint working in international
aerospace companies such as Dassault, MBB and Boeing before he
joined IPTN in 1994.
"While he was with Boeing, Ilham even discovered the reason
why the B-777 aircraft could not go up to the level of 27,000
feet. Original design said the aircraft could only fly up to
18,000 feet," another spokesman, Adam Permasa, said.
"It was because of his own achievements that Ilham was
recruited by IPTN," he said. "If he was prevented from working at
IPTN, other aircraft manufacturers would be happy to accept him,
and it would be our loss because his is a skill that is still
rare here," Satoto said. (23/swe)