Controversy behind the Appointment of the Environment Ministry Director-General
The signature of Sarwono Kusumaatmadja was used to validate the names of candidates for echelon-I officials of the Environment and Forestry Ministry. The announcement letter was issued when he was hospitalized in Malaysia.
Erwan Hermawan
August 14, 2023
THE passing of Sarwono Kusumaatmadja has left a big question mark to his family. The Maritime Exploration Minister in the term of President Abdurrahman Wahid passed away on May 26, 2023 at the age of 79 after being admitted to Adventist Hospital in Penang, Malaysia, on May 11 due to lung cancer. Rezal Ashari Kusumaatmadja, the eldest son of Sarwono, discovered an important letter in the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) that was signed by
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