JAKARTA - The Secretary General (Secretary General) of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Indra Iskandar, has reportedly been appointed as a Commissioner at the Indonesian Classification Bureau (Persero). Although, Indra said that the information did not exist officially in black and white.
However, political communication observer at Esa Unggul University, M. Jamiluddin Ritonga, considered it unethical for a Secretary General of the DPR to hold concurrent positions, especially in a state-owned company. This is because it seems as if the position of Secretary General of the DPR RI can be done as a side job, regardless of whether it is allowed or not.
In fact, according to him, the duties and functions of the Secretary General of the DPR are quite numerous so that it requires sufficient concentration and time to work on and complete them optimally.
"Therefore, it is difficult to imagine that the performance of the Secretary General of the DPR will be optimal if he serves as a commissioner in one of the SOEs," said Jamiluddin, Friday, July 23.
Moreover, he continued, the position of Secretary General of the DPR is a very strategic position. So that if you hold concurrent positions, it is feared that there will be a conflict of interest and it is dangerous for the DPR, which is a political institution.
For that, Jamiluddin considered, the leadership of the DPR RI should act by asking Indra Iskandar to choose one of the positions. "This choice has made the leadership of the DPR RI indecisive. The leadership of the DPR RI seems to tolerate concurrent positions," he explained. As in the case of the UI Chancellor, for example, many members of the Indonesian House of Representatives asked Ari Kuncoro to resign because he held a concurrent position in a state-owned company.
"Therefore, the leadership of the DPR RI should dismiss Indra Iskandar from the Secretary General of the DPR RI by replacing another person who is more qualified and with integrity. This choice is more appropriate because the DPR RI leadership should not want the Secretary General to be ambivalent about his institution," said Jamiluddin.
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