Waiting For Golkar To Appoint Replacement Name For Azis Syamsuddin As Deputy Chairman Of The DPR
JAKARTA - The Golkar Party will soon announce the name of the replacement for Azis Syamsuddin as chairman of the DPR RI after being named a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Including, about the change between time (PAW).
Three names of Golkar Party cadres emerged as candidates to replace Azis Syamsuddin in the DPR. Those who might replace Azis at the helm of the legislative body are Ahmad Doli Kurnia, Melchias Marcus Mekeng, and Adies Kadir.
However, recently, there are a number of other names that are said to be chosen by General Chair Airlangga Hartarto to become deputy chairman of the DPR. Among them, Lodewijk F. Paulus, Kahar Muzakir, Firman Soebagyo and Dito Ganinduto.
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus is the Secretary General of the Golkar Party who sits as a member of Commission I of the DPR RI.
Then, Kahar Muzakir currently serves as Chairman of the Golkar Party Faction in the DPR RI and has been a deputy chairman of the Honorary Court of the Council (MKD). Kahar has also exchanged positions with Azis Syamsuddin when he was Chairman of the Budget Agency (Banggar) and Chairman of Commission III of the DPR.
Meanwhile, Firman Soebagyo has served as Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Body (Baleg) and Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the DPR.
Meanwhile, Gito Ganinduto currently serves as Chairman of Commission XI of the DPR.
Announced Tuesday Afternoon
The Head of Legal Affairs for the Golkar DPP, Adies Kadir, stated that the replacement name for Azis Syamsuddin to fill the seat of Deputy Speaker of the DPR would be announced on Tuesday, September 28.
According to Adies, the name of the candidate to replace Azis is already in the pocket of the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto. "The plan is to announce it on Tuesday afternoon," said Adies, Sunday, September 26. Airlangga. What is clear, he said, has been pocketed by the general chairman.
"No one knows, because of the prerogative of the general chairman," he said.
Regarding the discussion with Airlangga, the deputy chairman of Commission III of the DPR only said that the ketum often called him to give instructions.
Meanwhile, the head of the Legal and Human Rights Body of the Golkar Party, Supriansa, explained that the candidate for deputy chairman of the DPR to replace Azis is the right of Chairman Airlangga Hartarto. Supriansa ensured that the person who replaced Azis Syamsuddin as chairman of the DPR was the best cadre of the Golkar Party.
As previously reported, Azis Syamsuddin has sent a letter to the DPP and the General Chair of the Golkar Party to resign from his position as Deputy Speaker of the DPR. But unfortunately, it is not explained when the letter was received. For your information, Azis is the sole suspect in the case. He has also been targeted since August 2020. This case began when Azis tried to contact the former KPK investigator, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, to close the case that ensnared Golkar Party politician Aliza Gunado and himself at the KPK. Robin asked Azis for money to help him close the case at the KPK. To launch the action, Robin is also assisted by Lawyer Maskur Husain. Robin allegedly met Azis many times to receive money. The money is given regularly three times, namely 100 thousand US dollars, 17,600 Singapore dollars, and 140,500 Singapore dollars. The initial agreement was that Azis had to give Rp4 billion to close the case. Meanwhile, Robin and Maskur are alleged to have received Rp3.1 billion from Azis.