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Jakarta City Councilors assemble at the council's building in Central Jakarta in this June 16, 2015 photo of a plenary meeting. (kompas.com/Alsadad Rudi)
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akarta City Councilors’ hopes to each have a personal assistant must come to an end, due to the lack of a related provision in the relevant government regulation, a Home Ministry official has said.
On Wednesday, the Jakarta administration invited representatives from the Law and Human Rights Ministry and the Home Ministry to explain the matter to the councilors.
Acting director general for regional finance at the Home Ministry, Moch. Ardian, said that Government Regulation (PP) No. 18/2017 on financial authority and administration of regional council leaders and members did not include a provision for expert staff or personal assistants.
“There is no such thing in the government regulation,” Ardian said on Wednesday as quoted by kompas.com.
City Council Deputy Speaker Abraham “Lulung” Lunggana also said that he was against the idea of assigning a private assistant to each council member.
“If the rule says no, then we can't do it. We cannot violate the law,” he said.
Last month, every faction of the City Council issued a request for a personal assistant for each council leader and member, basing their request on Government Regulation No. 18/2017. (hol)
