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Sri Mulyani named new Klaten regent
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New leader: Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (left) congratulates new Klaten Regent Sri Mulyani, who was inaugurated in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov.27. (Antara/Aji Styawan)
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ri Mulyani has been inaugurated Klaten regent, replacing her predecessor, Sri Hartini, who was been sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery.
The Semarang Corruption Court handed down in September a verdict in Haritini’s case. Hartini was found guilty of accepting Rp 2 billion (US$ 148,104.40) in bribes while serving as Klaten regent in December 2016.
While inaugurating the new regent in Semarang on Monday, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo asked Mulyani not to follow the misdeeds of the previous regent, who was found guilty in a case to the related to the rotation of officials in the regency administration’s working units.
“Let’s support bureaucratic reform. This is how we build integrity and improve management. Bu Mulyani must lay a strong foundation for good governance,” said Ganjar.
He also asked Mulyani to involve the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in efforts to prevent corruption.
Responding to the governor, Mulyani vowed to better manage the administration.
Mulyani said she would let the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the NasDem Party, the two parties that support her, to appoint her deputy. (hol/ebf)
