Disciplinary council in row over alleged ethical violations

The chairman of the House of Representatives' disciplinary council, Gayus Lumbuun from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), says that the council members recently reported for ethical violations should be suspended.

The reported members are Chaeruman Harahap and Nudirman Munir, both from the Golkar Party. They were reported for their involvement in a scuffle during a House plenary session on the Bank Century bailout case.

"The report on them has been officially submitted to the council, therefore, they must temporarily be suspended to prevent any possible conflict of interests," Gayus told The Jakarta Post at the House in Jakarta on Thursday.

"We are going to proceed with their cases as usual," he added.

Previously, in an ironic twist, Nudirman and Chaeruman initiated a vote of no confidence against Gayus, saying the chairman was too authoritarian in leading the council.