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House, KPK to discuss law amendment
Hearing: House of Representatives members deliberate legislation at the House
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Hearing: House of Representatives members deliberate legislation at the House. The House and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are set to discuss amendments to the 2002 KPK Law in a meeting on Thursday. (Tempo) (KPK) are set to discuss amendments to the 2002 KPK Law in a meeting on Thursday. (Tempo)
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span class="inline inline-center">Hearing: House of Representatives members deliberate legislation at the House. The House and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are set to discuss amendments to the 2002 KPK Law in a meeting on Thursday. (Tempo)
The House of Representatives legislative body (Baleg) is set to hold a meeting with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday, to hear the anti-graft body's views on the amendments to the 2002 KPK Law currently being deliberated by the House.
"We will have a meeting tomorrow [Thursday] with the KPK," Baleg's deputy chairman Firman Subagyo confirmed on Wednesday.
House members supporting the amendment of the 2002 KPK Law submitted a new draft revision, which is slightly different from the initial draft, on Monday.
Four points highlighted in the draft revision include wire-tapping, the setting up of a KPK monitoring council, rules on KPK investigators and the authority to issue investigation termination warrants (SP3).
On wiretapping, the House has suggested that the anti-graft body must get permission from its monitoring council before conducting such surveillance.
Baleg chairman Supratman Andi Agtas said on Monday that the House's decision to invite the KPK to attend a hearing on the amendments to the law was aimed at collecting more comprehensive materials for deliberation.
"The KPK's opinions will be accommodated as long as they are related to the authority the commission needs to have," Supratman said on Monday.
It is reported that the KPK will be represented only by its deputy chairman at Thursday's meeting.
"That's true. Our deputy chairman will represent the KPK executives in the meeting with the House's legislative body," KPK commissioner Saut Situmorang told thejakartapost.com on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. (ebf)(+)
