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House in final selection phase for broadcasting commissioners
The House of Representatives on Monday officially started the selection process of nine Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) commissioners out of 27 candidates.
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A TV journalist displays a poster during a solidarity rally held in support of three of his colleagues who were threatened in Lumajang, East Java, on Nov 9, 2015. (Tempo/Aris Novia Hidayat)
The House of Representatives on Monday officially started the selection process of nine Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) commissioners out of 27 candidates.
TB Hasanuddin, the deputy chairman of House Commission I overseeing defense and foreign affairs, said the screening process of new KPI commissioners started on Monday, by conducting a fit-and-proper test of 15 candidates.
"Firstly we will select [a commissioner] based on a candidate's score. Every lawmaker will need to make their own rating and choose their nine most-preferred commissioner candidates," he said at the House complex, in Jakarta, on Monday.
They will conduct the same test for the 12 remaining candidates on Tuesday. During the test, lawmakers will question candidates’ track records and the achievements, their competence on broadcasting, and their view on broadcasting regulation.
Afterwards, the new KPI commissioners will be decided in an internal meeting on the same day on Tuesday. Article 10(2) of the 2002 Broadcasting Law stipulates that the House selects KPI commissioners based on the public's proposal through an open fit-and-proper test.
The KPI will face more complex issues, including several issues related to contents filtering in Indonesian television, Commission I chairman Abdul Kharis Almasyhari, of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction, said on Sunday. (erk/ags)
