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Budi Gunawan inaugurated as national police deputy chief
Jakarta Post - April 22, 2015
"Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan was just inaugurated," National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan said. "He was not secretly inaugurated, it was just a private National Police matter."
National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said on Wednesday ahead of the inauguration that an eight-member police committee known that vets candidates for senior positions – the Wanjakti – had unanimously agreed last Friday to appoint Budi as the nation's No. 2 cop.
Badrodin added that he had sent a notification letter to the State Palace to inform President Joko Widodo of the Wanjakti's decision. "The Wanjakti believes it's the best decision," Badrodin said.
Badrodin dismissed opinions that Budi's appointment would spark a leadership crisis. "There is no such thing – I am the chief and I am the one in command, everybody answers to me," he said.
Budi was first nominated for the top police job by Joko, but that decision was reversed – and Badrodin appointed instead – after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named the commissioner general a graft suspect, sparking a massive public outcry.
A court later ruled, on a technicality, that the KPK had overstepped its authority by naming the candidate a suspect. The case has since been taken over by the National Police's criminal investigation division.
Badrodin on Wednesday refused to comment on Budi's legal case. "Regarding that matter, you should ask the detectives unit," he said.
Source: http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/budi-gunawan-inaugurated-national-police-deputy-chief/.
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