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        "id": 1228526,
        "msgid": "mega-akbar-sued-over-advocate-bill-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-09-17 00:00:00",
        "title": "Mega, Akbar sued over advocate bill",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Mega, Akbar sued over advocate bill MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra chapter of the Association of Indonesian Advocates (Ikadin) in Medan has filed a suit against President Megawati Soekarnoputri and House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tanjung over the delay in the endorsement of a bill on advocates. Ikadi spokesman Aldian Pinem said on Monday that the suit was filed on Sept.",
        "content": "<p>Mega, Akbar sued over advocate bill<\/p>\n<p>MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra chapter of the<br>\nAssociation of Indonesian Advocates (Ikadin) in Medan has filed a<br>\nsuit against President Megawati Soekarnoputri and House of<br>\nRepresentatives Speaker Akbar Tanjung over the delay in the<br>\nendorsement of a bill on advocates.<\/p>\n<p>Ikadi spokesman Aldian Pinem said on Monday that the suit was<br>\nfiled on Sept. 11 at the Medan District Court in a bid to force<br>\nthe President and House speaker to immediately pass the bill into<br>\nlaw.<\/p>\n<p>\"Both the President and House Speaker have failed to carry out<br>\ntheir duty. We urge the court to force them to endorse the bill,\"<br>\nhe said, adding that the bill on advocates has been discussed<br>\nseveral times in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Aldian said that based on Articles no. 5 and 20 of the<br>\nConstitution, both the President and House speaker have the right<br>\nto propose a bill and the obligation to endorse it after<br>\ndeliberation in the House. --JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mega-akbar-sued-over-advocate-bill-1447893297",
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