Loyalist Suharso Monoarfa Was Removed From The Leadership Of Commission V DPR

The former chairman of PPP as well as the Minister of National Development Planning, Suharso Monoarfa. (ANTARA-Yulius Satria W)

JAKARTA - The United Development Party (PPP) under the leadership of Acting General Chair (Ketum) Muhammad Mardiono immediately carried out an internal cleaning after the new management was approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Today, the PPP faction rotated the leadership of Commission V of the DPR. Syaifullah Tamliha, who is known as one of the loyalists of Suharso Monoarfa, was removed from the position of Deputy Chairman of Commission V of the DPR.

Information on the removal of Syaifullah Tamliha is known from the agenda shared by the Indonesian House of Representatives News Bureau. Tamliha's position as Deputy Chairman of Commission V of the DPR will be replaced by Muhamamad Iqbal.

"The agenda is at 11.00 WIB of Commission V for the leadership of Commission V of the DPR RI from the PPP faction originally H. Syaifullah Tamliha, S. Pi., M. Si was replaced by H. Muhammad Iqbal, S E, M. Com," according to information on the agenda of the DPR RI as of Tuesday, September 13.

Regarding the agenda for changing the leadership of Commission V of the DPR, the chairman of the PPP faction of the DPR RI, Amir Uskara, confirmed the information. However, the Deputy Chairperson of the PPP DPP denied that if Tamliha's replacement to Iqbal was called an effort to 'clean up', Suharso loyalists. According to Amir, the rotation was in order to maximize the performance of all members of the PPP faction.

"Sorry, it has nothing to do with the ratification of the Acting General Chair. In our eyes, we want to maximize the performance of all members of the PPP Faction, which is limited in number," Amir said when confirmed, Tuesday, September 13.

The deputy chairman of Commission XI of the DPR said that the rotation in the board's equipment (AKD) was a routine thing to do in the PPP faction.

Previously, PPP DPP chairman Saifullah Tamliha had fought back by saying that Suharso Monoarfa's dismissal as general chairman was not in accordance with PPP's articles of association and household budget (AD/ART).

"No one can remove the chairman of PPP, because the only thing chosen by the muktamarin is the general chairman and the formatur to help the elected chairman to prepare the PPP DPP management," Tamliha told reporters, Monday, September 5.

According to him, the PPP National Working Conference (Mukernas) which replaced Suharso with Muhammad Mardiono was invalid.

"The National Conference deviates from the process regulated by the AD/ART," said Tamliha.