JAKARTA - After the Chancellor of the University of Indonesia (UI) Ari Kuncoro resigned from his position as Deputy President Commissioner of BRI, it was the turn of the Secretary General of the DPR RI, Indra Iskandar, who was also asked not to hold concurrent positions as Commissioner of the Indonesian Classification Bureau (BKI) Persero.
Member of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party faction, Herman Khaeron, highlighted the dual position polemic in the Ministry of SOEs. He explicitly asked Erick Tohir as the Minister of SOEs to dismiss the secretary general (Secretary General) of the House of Representatives (DPR) as the commissioner of BUMN. The reason is, having multiple positions is considered bad because it can interfere with the performance of the DPR. “As a member of Commission VI DPR RI, I ask the Minister of SOEs @erickthohir to pay attention to the aspirations of the people, by dismissing Br. Indra Iskandar (Secretary General of the DPR RI) from the position of Commissioner of BUMN. Thank you for your attention," he wrote on his Twitter account, @akang_hero, quoted on Thursday, July 22.
Previously, the Secretary General of the DPR RI, Indra Iskandar, denied that he had been sworn in as a Commissioner of the Indonesian Classification Bureau (BKI) Persero. According to him, this is just a proposal and has not officially appointed him as an official in the state-owned company.
"I'm also still hearing that, there hasn't been any letter of information, so there's no correspondence yet for the verbal proposal. I want to say if it's wrong," said Indra when contacted by VOI, Monday, July 19.
The news is known from the pamphlet circulating in electronic messages. It was written that the entire extended family of PT Servant Nasional Indonesia (Pelni Persero) wished 'Congratulations and Success on the inauguration of Mr. Indra Iskandar as Commissioner of PT Biro Statistik Indonesia (Persero).
"Yes, but there is nothing black on white yet," said Indra.
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Director of Political Economy & Policy Studies (PEPS) Anthony Budiawan said the decision to resign UI Chancellor Ari Kuncoro as a BUMN Commissioner should have been made. However, according to him, it is too late because the regulations that have been continuously amended. "Should have resigned. Unfortunately, it is very late. In fact, he resigned after the statutes were changed so that he could hold concurrent positions as commissioners," said Anthony, Thursday, July 27. Shame on President Jokowi for changing it only to legalize concurrent positions that were previously prohibited. "Although the changes have been made, violations have occurred," he added. According to Anthony, other commissioners who hold concurrent positions should consider resigning. Moreover, if it is known to have violated the applicable regulations. "That should be the case. Yes, the point is to obey the rules. Officials should not set an example of being able to violate the rules arbitrarily, how can the public discipline the rules if the examples are not correct," he explained. various risks to the company's performance. One of them, disrupt the company's performance and end up working unprofessionally.
"The risk of positions being banned is first to avoid conflicts of interest that can gradually occur. For example, the UI Chancellor summons students who criticize the government. Second, so that they can work professionally in their respective positions," said Anthony.
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