Give up legislative
\npost first<\/p>\n
From Rakyat Merdeka<\/p>\n
After reading in Koran Tempo the biodata of the vice
\npresidential candidates on July 26, 2001 and the results of the
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly's Special Session on July 27,
\n2001, I concluded that the installment of Hamzah Haz as vice
\npresident was unconstitutional. Here are the reasons:
\n1. According to his biodata, Hamzah Haz holds the post of deputy
\nspeaker of the House of Representatives for the 1999-2004 period.<\/p>\n
What does this mean? It means that Law No. 4\/1999 on the
\nstructure and status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the
\nHouse of Representatives and regional councils have been
\nviolated. It's clearly stipulated in Chapter VII Article 41
\nParagraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution that \"members of the House
\nof Representatives and regional councils are not allowed to
\nconcurrently hold a position in the government and courts of law
\nat any level\".
\n2. The news story in Koran Tempo on July 27, 2001 page 8 columns
\n5 and 6 titled Results of the 2001 Special Session of the
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly, did not mention a People's
\nConsultative Assembly decree releasing Hamzah Haz of his duties
\nas deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
\n3. Since the vice president violated Article 41, Paragraph (2) of
\nLaw No. 4\/1999, he has also violated his oath of office (as
\nstipulated in Article 9 of the 1945 Constitution). Should we
\nconvene another spesial session? If it is true that Hamzah Haz is
\nstill a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, why
\nhasn't he proposed that he be relieved of his legislative duties?<\/p>\n
Therefore, Hamzah Haz' installment as vice president is
\nlegally flawed.<\/p>\n
ATILLA GRAZIANI SJAFEI<\/p>\n
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