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National scene: House removes Agung's loyalists
The House of Representatives officiated on Monday a new list of assignments for Golkar Party lawmakers proposed by Aburizal Bakrieâs new committee
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he House of Representatives officiated on Monday a new list of assignments for Golkar Party lawmakers proposed by Aburizal Bakrie's new committee.
Benefiting from a recent court order that has reinstated his legiti-macy as chairman, Aburizal has ordered the removal of lawmakers supporting a rival camp led by Agung Laksono from strategic posts in House commissions.
The letter of reassignment was signed by House speaker Setya Novanto, who is also a supporter of Aburizal.
'According to the [Legislative Institution Law], leaders of meetings or commissions can tell security officers to remove lawmakers that disrupt their activities,' said Golkar lawmaker Bambang Soesatyo, who is also an Aburizal loyalist.
He was referring to Agung's supporters who refuse to be removed from their previous posts.
Aburizal's camp has ordered the removal of Agung's supporters as they are on the committee he established following the government's recognition of his chairmanship.
Agung's chairmanship has been suspended as Aburizal is challenging the recognition letter from the Law and Human Rights Ministry to the Jakarta State Administrative Court.
Aburizal has removed 33 lawmakers during the reassignments, including Agung's son, Dave Laksono, and Agung's secretary-general, Zainudin Amali.
