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2 Army generals set to join KPK, says Moeldoko
Indonesia Military (TNI) chief Gen
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ndonesia Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko says the TNI has selected two qualified military personnel with the rank of brigadier general to occupy the strategic positions of secretary-general and internal supervisor at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Moeldoko explained the two were from the Army. The individual who would occupy the secretary-general post had managerial skills while the other for the internal supervisor post was a senior officer in the Military Police, tribunnews.com reported on Saturday.
He said he did not know when the two senior officers would start their new jobs at the KPK.
KPK chairman Taufiequrachman Ruki said recently the two posts were open to the public, including universities, ministries, state institutions and the TNI. He added that if soldiers joined the commission, they were required to quit the military.
The recruitment of military officials to occupy the two strategic jobs has been linked with the so-called criminalization of two former KPK leaders Abraham Samad and Bambang Widjojanto, as well as senior investigator Novel Baswedan, by the police.
Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently warned the government against bringing the military into domestic political affairs, including political positions in the KPK, as happened during the New Order era. (rms)
