Governor's election<\/p>\n
From Warta Kota<\/p>\n
Within a few days, Jakarta city councillors will discuss and
\ndetermine the rules of conduct and the requirements (tatib) for
\nthe election of the governor and deputy governor of Jakarta for
\nthe 2002 to 2007 period. The draft of these rules is now
\ncirculating in public.<\/p>\n
In order to ensure a transparent discussion on tatib while
\nobserving morality and ethics, I would like to appeal to the
\nfollowing groups:<\/p>\n
* The mass media: Both the print and electronic media should
\ncover and spotlight the discussion, so that the public can
\ncriticize this process.<\/p>\n
* The public of Jakarta: The time has come for us as Jakarta
\ncitizens to voice aspirations through our representatives in the
\ncity legislature. If the councillors ignore our input, we should
\nno longer vote for their political parties in 2004.<\/p>\n
* The Jakarta councillors: The public input on tatib should be
\ntaken into account. To this end, the councillors should not
\nformulate tatib that cause difficulty to citizens wishing to
\nbecome candidates for the posts, tatib should be clearly
\nspecified to avoid ambiguity over criteria for candidates, and in
\ndiscussion the councillors should use their conscience to serve
\nthe public interest, instead of their own groups' pragmatic
\ninterests.<\/p>\n
TAUFIK ZAHRONY<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/governors-election-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }