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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla lead a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office in Jakarta on June 22, 2016. (Presidential Secretariat/ Laily Rachev)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed two new presidential special staff in his administration, a Presidential spokesman confirmed on Monday.
Gories Mere and Diaz Hendropriyono have been appointed as special staff, Presidential spokesman Johan Budi said as reported by tribunnews.com.
Johan did not provide specific details regarding the positions of the two additional special staff but, according to tribunnews.com reports, retired police general Gories is likely to take on a role as a special staff member for intelligence as he is former head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and former chief of the National Police's anti terror unit Densus 88. Diaz Hendropriyono, the son of AM Hendropriyono, the former chief of the State Intelligence Agency, who was also involved in Jokowi's presidential campaign, is likely to be a special staff member for social affairs.
With the additional members, Jokowi has six special staff. The other four staff members are Johan Budi, Ari Dwipayana, Lenis Kogoya and Sukardi Rinakit. (rin)
