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Disabled dentist finally appointed civil servant in West Sumatra

Syofiardi Bachyul JB (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, August 7, 2019

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Disabled dentist finally appointed civil servant in West Sumatra Dentist Romi Syofpa Ismael in her wheelchair. (Via kompas.com/LBH Padang)

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dentist in West Sumatra has won her long struggle against the disqualification of people with physical disability in the civil service. On Monday, the government appointed her as a civil servant dentist.

Last year, Romi Sofpa Ismael applied to become a civil servant to fill the vacancy for a dentist at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Talunan in a remote area of South Solok regency. She passed the written test but could not fulfill all the requirements for the physical examination due to her disability.

Presidential Office undersecretary V Jaleswari Pramodhawardani said during a meeting on Monday that she, along with other officials, including West Sumatra Deputy Governor Nasrul Abit and South Solok Regent Muzni Zakaria, agreed to appoint Romi as a civil servant. 

“We’ve responded quickly to this issue and hereby agree to appoint Romi as a civil servant,” she said. “Local administrations and state-owned enterprises are obligated to [reserve] at least 2 percent of their workforce for physically disabled people.”

He went on to say that Romi’s disqualification was due to the South Solok administration’s misinterpretation of one of the requirements for becoming a civil servant. 

Regent Muzni admitted to the administration’s error, saying he would officially summon Romi to appoint her as a civil servant.

Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Syafruddin sent a letter to Muzni, instructing him to immediately assign Romi to the regional general hospital in the regency.

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