REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sent Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno and other ministers to explain Commissioner General Badrodin Haiti's nomination as National Police chief to the House of Representatives (DPR).
"Any questions can be posed to the coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister who is sent there," Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto remarked here on Wednesday.
He appealed to the people to be patient while awaiting the results of the talks between the ministers and House leaders.
"Let us wait for the results of the communication," he said.
Until now, the DPR has not scheduled a fit and proper test of Commissioner General Badrodin Haiti as the national police chief candidate.
The parliament questioned the president's letter on Badrodin Haiti's appointment as the national police chief candidate.
Vice Chairman of the DPR Fadli Zon stated that the president's letter did not offer a comprehensive explanation for cancelling the inauguration of Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as the national police chief.
In fact, the DPR has approved Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as the Indonesian Police chief to replace General Sutarman.
"It takes a long elaboration because we need the support of the DPR," he noted.
President Jokowi had earlier decided to propose Commissioner General Badrodin Haiti as the new National Police (Polri) chief candidate to replace Commissioner General Budi Gunawan whose nomination got engulfed in controversies.
"To calm down the situation and to fulfill the need for a definitive Polri chief soon, we propose Commissioner General Badrodin Haiti to the DPR to be approved as the national police chief," the president affirmed.
On the occasion, Jokowi appealed to Commissioner General Budi Gunawan to contribute his best to Polri and make the institution more professional, so that the people will trust it.
Budi Gunawan was previously nominated as the sole police chief candidate by the president but was later named by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in an alleged corruption case.
Although he was named suspect, the DPR approved his nomination. However, the president decided to reconsider his installation citing KPK's action.
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