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RI students in Germany reject House visit
JAKARTA: Indonesian students studying in Germany launched a protest against members of the House of Representatives who visited the country, accusing them of wasteful spending
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AKARTA: Indonesian students studying in Germany launched a protest against members of the House of Representatives who visited the country, accusing them of wasteful spending.
The students said that the visit by members of Commission I overseeing defense, foreign affairs and information would cause the state to lose Rp 3.1 billion (US$337,900) through paying the overseas trip.
House members who joined the trip were Hayono Isman, Venna Melinda and Nurhayati Ali Assegaf of the Democratic Party, Tantowi Yahya and Muhammad Rusman of the Golkar Party, and Tri Tamtomo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
“We’ve asked lawmakers to be transparent and publish a report on the House website on how much they will spend one month prior to their departure,” representative of the students Sugih Hartono said during a meeting with the House delegation at the Indonesian Embassy in Berlin on Monday.
The students left the embassy building after the reading of the statement, and uploaded video from their protest on YouTube.
