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Wiranto’s job is to reform justice system: Jokowi
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Gen. (ret.) Wiranto is appointed coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister in the second Cabinet reshuffle on July 27. (tokohindonesia.com/exclusive)
P
resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered newly appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto to carry out justice reform to guarantee legal certainty.
"I have instructed Pak Wiranto to carry out legal reform, both in national and local legislation," Jokowi said in a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office on Wednesday.
Wiranto is also tasked with reforming law enforcement agencies with the hope that legal procedures can be sped up, the President said. "It has been initiated by Pak Luhut, I hope it can be continued," Jokowi said, referring to Luhut Pandjaitan, who was replaced by Wiranto.
Luhut now serves as coordinating maritime affairs minister, replacing Rizal Ramli.
Earlier, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the President had entrusted Wiranto with his new post because he had experience in resolving problems during the transition period in late 1990s from the New Order to the Reform Era.
"He also served as defense and security minister and as an Indonesian Military [TNI] commander during the transition period," Pramono said at the State Palace.
However, the UN and domestic groups have gathered evidence that Wiranto allegedly played a key role in facilitating severe human rights violations by the TNI during Indonesia's withdrawal from the occupied territory in East Timor in 1999. (bbn)
