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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 16:29
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KHN SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION COURT BILL
Jakarta, Sept 10 (ANTARA) - The National Law Commission (KHN) has sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about parliamentary deliberations on the Corruption Court Bill (RUU Tipikor), a spokesman said.
KHN Head JE Sahetapy in a written statement to Antara here on Thursday said his office had suggested to the head of state to issue a government regulation in lieu of law if the House of Representatives failed to complete its job on the Corruption Court Bill.
The appeal to issue the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) was made in anticipation of the House's possible failure to pass the bill before December 19, 2009 as required in a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court three years ago, he said.
The KHN's appeal was contained in a letter sent to the president on September 2, 2009.
According to KHN, in order to maintain the existence of the Corruption Court , the president was expected to issue the government regulation in lieu of the law, the substance of which would refer to the decision of the Constitutional Court and relevant articles in law No 30/2002.
KHN also rejected the opinion extended by the chairman of the special committee for draft bill on the corruption crimes court as already carried by some media, emphasizing that the draft bill concerned could not be approved and corruption cases handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission would be entrusted to district courts to tackle them.
The House of Representatives insisted on placing corruption courts under the authority of district courts, with rights activists quickly lamenting the move as an effort to undermine the country's drive to eradicate corruption.
The House's working committee had apparently ignored increasing public pressure to maintain the exclusiveness of the existing Corruption Court, which has been closely linked to the success of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in jailing many corrupt officials and legislators.
The committee said that as part of the Indonesian judicial system, in which the Supreme Court is the top authority of general courts, graft courts should come under the jurisdiction of district courts and hold positions equal to labor courts, economic courts and fisheries courts.
The working committee agreed to initially attach graft courts to high courts in 33 provinces for financial and human resources reasons.
This opinion, according to JE Sahetapy, if implemented, could degrade the dignity of the government which is currently active to eradicate corruption in this country.
KHN, according to him, since 2000 had campaigned on the importance of the corruption crimes court as the only solution to settle corruption cases in Indonesia. ***
KHN Head JE Sahetapy in a written statement to Antara here on Thursday said his office had suggested to the head of state to issue a government regulation in lieu of law if the House of Representatives failed to complete its job on the Corruption Court Bill.
The appeal to issue the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) was made in anticipation of the House's possible failure to pass the bill before December 19, 2009 as required in a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court three years ago, he said.
The KHN's appeal was contained in a letter sent to the president on September 2, 2009.
According to KHN, in order to maintain the existence of the Corruption Court , the president was expected to issue the government regulation in lieu of the law, the substance of which would refer to the decision of the Constitutional Court and relevant articles in law No 30/2002.
KHN also rejected the opinion extended by the chairman of the special committee for draft bill on the corruption crimes court as already carried by some media, emphasizing that the draft bill concerned could not be approved and corruption cases handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission would be entrusted to district courts to tackle them.
The House of Representatives insisted on placing corruption courts under the authority of district courts, with rights activists quickly lamenting the move as an effort to undermine the country's drive to eradicate corruption.
The House's working committee had apparently ignored increasing public pressure to maintain the exclusiveness of the existing Corruption Court, which has been closely linked to the success of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in jailing many corrupt officials and legislators.
The committee said that as part of the Indonesian judicial system, in which the Supreme Court is the top authority of general courts, graft courts should come under the jurisdiction of district courts and hold positions equal to labor courts, economic courts and fisheries courts.
The working committee agreed to initially attach graft courts to high courts in 33 provinces for financial and human resources reasons.
This opinion, according to JE Sahetapy, if implemented, could degrade the dignity of the government which is currently active to eradicate corruption in this country.
KHN, according to him, since 2000 had campaigned on the importance of the corruption crimes court as the only solution to settle corruption cases in Indonesia. ***
