'Power law must be annualled'<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) filed a
\npetition with the Supreme Court on Monday to annul the 2001
\nelectricity law.<\/p>\n
The coalition said the law must be annulled because it
\nviolates the spirit of the 1945 Constitution.<\/p>\n
The NGOs also said the law was invalid because the House of
\nRepresentative failed to meet a quorum at the plenary session in
\nwhich the law was endorsed in September 2001.<\/p>\n
The coalition consists of the Association of Legal Advisers
\nand Human Rights in Indonesia (APHI), the Indonesian Legal Aid
\nFoundation (PBHI) and the 324 Foundation.<\/p>\n
Dorma Sinaga, the chairman of APHI, said the electricity law
\n"grossly" violated the spirit of the Constitution by endorsing
\nfree-fight competition in the country's electricity sector.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Constitution rules that the electricity
\nsector is public property. As such, it must be controlled by the
\ngovernment for the maximum benefit of the people and should not
\nfall into private hands.<\/p>\n
According to the coalition, the endorsement of the law was
\ninvalid because only 248 House members attended the session to
\nendorse the law. According to the House's internal rules, an
\nendorsement is only considered valid if a session is attended by
\nmore than half of all House members.<\/p>\n
At the time of the endorsement, there were 500 members of the
\nHouse.<\/p>",
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