Upping the Ante Lowering the Anti
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
THE solution to the morass caused by the nomination of Police Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as the national police chief is a clear example of how political solutions never seem to please everyone. Joko Widodo should be commended for withdrawing Budi Gunawan's nomination, a move that opposed the oligarchs supporting the president.
Even so, President Jokowi's solutionannounced after the controversy had dragged on for more than a monthis hard to understand. It is evident that it is nothing more than a quick fix and unlikely to be able to repair the damage that has been done.
THE solution to the morass caused by the nomination of Police Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as the national police chief is a clear example of how political solutions never seem to please everyone. Joko Widodo should be commended for withdrawing Budi Gunawan's nomination, a move that opposed the oligarchs supporting the president.
Even so, President Jokowi's solutionannounced after the controversy had dragged on for more than a monthis hard to understand.
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