House Commission selects eleven new KPU members<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives Commission II for
\nhome and legal affairs selected 11 members on Friday for the new
\nGeneral Election Committee (KPU) who are to be the organizers and
\nadjudicators of the 2004 general election.<\/p>\n
The eleven passed a screening conducted over three consecutive
\ndays by the House Commission.<\/p>\n
\"Our commission has completed its task to select 11 out of 22
\ncandidates proposed by the government, and the 11 who passed the
\ntest will be brought to a plenary session to gain the House's
\nfull endorsement,\" House Commission Chairman Amin Aryoso said.<\/p>\n
Among the 11 are Mulyana W. Kusumah, secretary general of the
\nIndonesian Election Supervisory Committee, who actively
\nsupervised the 1997 and 1999 elections.<\/p>\n
Another is Ramlan Surbakti, a political lecturer at Airlangga
\nUniversity in Surabaya, East Java. He contributed to the drafting
\nof political laws in 1998.<\/p>\n
Also chosen was Anas Urbaningrum, former chairman of the
\nIndonesian Muslim Students Association (HMI). He was also a
\nmember of Team-11 who selected the political parties that
\ncontended the last elections.<\/p>\n
Rounding the list are Dan Dimara, Rusadi Kantaprawira, Imam B.
\nPrasodjo, Nazaruddin Syamsuddin, Chusnul Mar'iyah, F.X. Mudji
\nSutrisno, Hamid Awaluddin and Valina Sinka Subekti.<\/p>\n
They will replace the previous 48 member committee who were
\nmostly representatives of the 48 political parties which
\ncontended the last elections.<\/p>\n
The previous commission was dominated by party representatives
\nand was much criticized because of its partiality during the
\nelections, especially its rejection to endorse the elections'
\nresults.<\/p>\n
Separately Commission II Deputy Chairman Hamdan Zoelva said
\ngeneral guidelines had been established in appraising the
\nperformance and capability of each candidate.<\/p>\n
\"We have decided that they (the candidates) should meet four
\nrequirements: they must show integrity, commitment for democracy,
\nan understanding of KPU's management and politics,\" Hamdan said.<\/p>\n
Two of the original 22 candidates submitted by the government
\nfor the KPU resigned their candidacies earlier.<\/p>\n
Legal Aid and Human Rights Association chairman Hendardi and
\nformer 1966 student activist Rahman Tolleng withdrew before
\nundergoing a screening.<\/p>\n
Hendardi had reportedly resigned because he objected to the
\nscreening process which he regarded as lacking in transparency,
\nwhile Rahman had, from the beginning, said he was unwilling to
\nsit in the KPU.(rms\/dja)<\/p>",
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