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PDIP OPPOSES SETTING UP OF COMMISSION TO STUDY CONSTITUTION
Jakarta, Sept. 11 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Democracy Party-Struggle (PDIP) faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) opposes the setting up of a commission to study the Constitution in preparation for further amendments to the 1945 Constitution, a spokesman said.
The right to amend the 1945 Constitution was held by the MPR and any amendment should be made institutionally and constitutionally, the chairman of the PDIP faction in MPR, Suwarno, told the press at the parliament building here on Thursday.
A plan to amend the Constitution must be based on the 1945 Constitution's Chapter 3 article 1 and its mechanism must be in line with the Constitution's Chapter 37 articles 1 to 5, Suwarno said.
PDIP considered the establishment of a commission to study the Constitution a violation of the country's Constitution, he said.
"A commission or other supporting bodies of the Assembly could only be set up based on a decision taken in an MPR plenary session," he said.
PDIP believed that the 1999-2002 amendments were the highest national consensus achieved by the nation and PDI faction has contributed a maximal compromise at that time.
Therefore, PDIP urged all parties to first implement the existing Constitution and there is no need to implement further amendment at the moment, he said.
"The Constitution, however, is the national foundation, and if it is frequently amended, it will be not conducive for the development of the nation," he said.
Soewarno said that if the current 1945 Constitution which has been amended for four times and has not been implemented, would be changed again, PDIP faction would consider returning to the original Constitution 1945 with necessary improvement.
MPR Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid last Monday (Sept. 8) led a joint meeting attended by all faction heads in MPR. Nurwahid was flanked by MPR deputy chairmen, namely AM Fatwa and Aksa Mahmud, while the DPD (Regional Representative Council) Group was headed by Bambang Soeroso.
In the meeting, DPD suggested a setting up of a special team on constitution changes, comprising faction members in MPR, prominent figures in the community, and academicians.
The right to amend the 1945 Constitution was held by the MPR and any amendment should be made institutionally and constitutionally, the chairman of the PDIP faction in MPR, Suwarno, told the press at the parliament building here on Thursday.
A plan to amend the Constitution must be based on the 1945 Constitution's Chapter 3 article 1 and its mechanism must be in line with the Constitution's Chapter 37 articles 1 to 5, Suwarno said.
PDIP considered the establishment of a commission to study the Constitution a violation of the country's Constitution, he said.
"A commission or other supporting bodies of the Assembly could only be set up based on a decision taken in an MPR plenary session," he said.
PDIP believed that the 1999-2002 amendments were the highest national consensus achieved by the nation and PDI faction has contributed a maximal compromise at that time.
Therefore, PDIP urged all parties to first implement the existing Constitution and there is no need to implement further amendment at the moment, he said.
"The Constitution, however, is the national foundation, and if it is frequently amended, it will be not conducive for the development of the nation," he said.
Soewarno said that if the current 1945 Constitution which has been amended for four times and has not been implemented, would be changed again, PDIP faction would consider returning to the original Constitution 1945 with necessary improvement.
MPR Chairman Hidayat Nurwahid last Monday (Sept. 8) led a joint meeting attended by all faction heads in MPR. Nurwahid was flanked by MPR deputy chairmen, namely AM Fatwa and Aksa Mahmud, while the DPD (Regional Representative Council) Group was headed by Bambang Soeroso.
In the meeting, DPD suggested a setting up of a special team on constitution changes, comprising faction members in MPR, prominent figures in the community, and academicians.
