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Law minister appoints controversial cop as secretary-general
Nico Afinta, a two-star police general with a shady past, has been appointed as the law ministry's secretary-general, becoming the latest active police officer to be installed in a civil service post this year.
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Smoke rises from tear gas on Oct. 1, 2022 as security personnel walk enter the field at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java. (AFP/STR)
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aw and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas has appointed Insp. Gen. Nico Afinta, an active two-star police general with a controversial past, as his new secretary-general, a role he called "the backbone" of the ministry’s management and administration.
"I hope as the new secretary-general, you will not only act as a leader but also as someone who can inspire change," Supratman told Nico on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony at the ministry in South Jakarta, according to a press release.
Nico told reporters after the ceremony that he would improve communication at the ministry as well as collaboration with other government institutions.
"I hope with good communication and synergy, I can carry out my duties well," he said.
The former head of the College of Policing succeeds Andap Budhi Revianto, a retired three-star police general who now serves as the law minister’s expert staffer for social affairs and was appointed interim governor of Southeast Sulawesi late last year.
Nico has been embroiled in at least two controversies prior to his appointment as secretary-general of the law ministry.
In 2022, media reports linked Nico, the East Java Police chief at the time, to then-internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo and his attempts to cover up the murder of aide-de-camp Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.
