JAKARTA - Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi emphasized that no law was violated regarding Lt. Gen. Djaka Budi Utama, who had just been appointed as Director General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance.
Prasetyo explained that Djaka Budi had resigned from his membership in the TNI before carrying out his assignment.
"In terms of laws and regulations, he must resign before carrying out his assignment. This is an assignment. He has resigned, according to statutory regulations no one has been violated," said Prasetyo when met at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Friday, May 23.
Prasetyo explained that the appointment of Djaka Budi Utama to serve as Director General of Customs and Excise was an assignment that was considered not light.
The Minister of State Secretary revealed that not all soldiers who are given direct assignments are ready to accept it because they organize the tax system, especially customs and excise, is not an easy task.
"Yes. Resigning, as required. This is also a lesson, criticism or opinion or question is legal. But we all have to have respect that the TNI institution, TNI soldiers are an example of such loyalty and law-abiding," said Prasetyo.
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The assessment process related to the appointment of Djaka Budi Utama to replace the position previously held by Askolani, was also carried out for a long time.
Although he could not detail the assessment process, Prasetyo emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani had sought several figures who were considered capable of carrying out the task.
"There are several candidates that we will assess. Then this is not the last candidate, no. He was the one who then fell in charge of the President's duties," he said.
The Minister of Finance today inaugurated 22 echelon I officials of the Ministry of Finance, one of which was Djaka as the new Director General of Customs and Excise.
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