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Fauzi Bowo's envoy ticket secured amid student protests
Former Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowoâs future as Indonesian Ambassador to Germany has been secured despite student protests as the House of Representativesâ Foreign Affairs Commission has approved his candidacy
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ormer Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo's future as Indonesian Ambassador to Germanyhas been secured despite student protests as the House of Representatives' ForeignAffairs Commission has approved his candidacy.
Besides Fauzi, 21 other candidates alsoattended the fit-and-proper test at the House.
'The Commission has carried out its assessments and decided that they are all fit for their posts,' commission speaker Mahfudz Siddiq said as quoted by Kompas.com onThursday.
When asked about the student protests, Mahfudz said the issue had been clarified by Fauzi, therefore they had no reason to worry.
'Fauzi has been able to provide clear answers to those questions and critics,' said Mahfudz, a Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician.
However, Mahfudz refused to disclose Fauzi's test results, saying that theywere confidential.(hrl/dic)
