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KPK inaugurates new law enforcement chief
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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo (center) hold hands with the newly inaugurated law enforcement chief, Brig. Gen. Firli (left), and KPK prosecution director Supardi (right) after Firli's inauguration ceremony at KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Friday. (Antara/Wahyu Putro)
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orruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo has inaugurated Brig. Gen. Firli as the agency’s new law enforcement chief.
Firli filled the post left vacant by Comr. Gen. Heru Winarko, who was appointed as the head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on March 1. Like Heru, Firli comes from the National Police force; previously he served as the West Nusa Tenggara Police chief.
At the inauguration on Friday, Agus said Firli had been one of 10 candidates for the post, seven from the Attorney General’s Office and three from the police. Firli passed all assessment stages, ranging from a medical examination to a competence test and an interview.
A background with the police or the AGO was not a requirement for the post, Agus said, but having someone from either of the two institutions would help, as both the AGO and the police had wide networks across the country.
“The KPK’s law enforcement chief must be able to coordinate with all law enforcement personnel across Indonesia. Members of the police and AGO usually have good networks for that,” Agus said, as repoted by kompas.com.
Agus expressed hope that Firli would handle his new task well and adapt to the workplace culture of the antigraft agency. He said in the police force with its more hierarchical culture, Firli could easily issue orders to subordinates. However, the situation could be different in the KPK, as the agency applied bottom-up monitoring and a system of checks and balances.
Firli, 55, graduated from the Police Academy in 1990. Before serving with the West Nusa Tenggara Police, he served as Banten deputy police chief, Central Java deputy police chief and adjutant of former vice president Boediono. (dpk/rin)
