Erry Riyana Harjapamekas: The TNI’s competence is not in doing business
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
There have been increasing demands to implement one of the key elements of the 1998 Reforms. Indeed, a number of things have been achieved, like cutting down the military’s political rights in parliament during the 2004 General Elections. Law No. 34/2004 on the TNI says the TNI businesses must be cleaned up. After the data collection team—implemented by Secretary of State-Owned Enterprises, Said Didu—verification will be carried out by the National Team on TNI Assets Takeover, led by Erry Riyana Harjapamekas.
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Erry, as he is familiarly called by all, now must often go out, along with 150 members of the team to check out businesses owned by the TNI. “It started when there were complaints on why it was only the TNI whose assets were being taken over,” he said.
Nothing, however, fazes Erry. He is convinced this is the right momentum for the good of the TNI. Why, “because the competence of the TNI is not doing business,” said the former CEO of sta
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