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Govt skirting the law in appointment of acting Aceh governor: Experts
The appointment of Achmad Marzuki, a recently retired military (TNI) personnel, as acting Aceh governor has fueled mounting concern over the lack of transparency and military involvement in the process that will see 271 regional heads replaced over the next two years.
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Former Aceh military command (Pangdam) chief Achmad Marzuki is sworn in as Aceh acting governor at the province’s Representative Council building in Banda Aceh on July 6. (Aceh Province Administration/File)
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he appointment of Achmad Marzuki, a recently retired Indonesian Military (TNI) officer, as acting Aceh governor has fueled mounting concern about the lack of transparency and military involvement in the process that will see 271 regional heads replaced over the next two years.
Home Minister Tito Karnavian inaugurated Achmad replacing Nova Iriansyah, whose five-year term in office started in 2017. The inauguration of Achmad, who was Aceh’s military command (Pangdam) chief in 2020, took place in the province’s Representative Council building in its capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday.
During the inauguration, Tito said that Achmad had gone through a thorough vetting process, which included input from other Cabinet members and Aceh’s representative council, and a final assessment from the President.
Tito said that one of the priority issues expected of Achmad was to aid the province’s COVID-19 pandemic handling as well as its economic recovery efforts, particularly for the province’s micro, small and medium enterprises.
A total of 101 regional leadership posts are falling vacant this year, including the Jakarta governorship in October, with a further 154 mayoralties and regency posts, and 17 governorships becoming vacant in 2023.
In May, the government installed five new acting governors for the provinces of Bangka Belitung, Banten, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi and West Papua, along with a host of other mayors and regents.
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