PPP wants government regulations annulled<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP)'s Jakarta
\nchapter and PPP faction on the city council urged the Supreme
\nCourt on Wednesday to declare null and void two government
\nregulations that curtail the council's authority over the city's
\naffairs.<\/p>\n
PPP Jakarta chapter chairman Djafar Badjeber called a media
\nconference to explain that Government Regulation (PP) No. 108 on
\nthe accountability of local administrations and Government
\nRegulation No. 110 on the financing of local legislative councils
\nran contrary to statute law, particularly Law No. 22\/1999 on
\nregional administration.<\/p>\n
Djafar told the media conference at the city council building
\non Wednesday that many articles in both regulations contravened
\nthe spirit of regional autonomy.<\/p>\n
He claimed that the appointment and dismissal of a regional
\nadministration's chief executive and his deputies should fall
\nwithin the domain of the regional council concerned rather than
\nthe President.<\/p>\n
Djafar also expressed his disagreement with the intrusion of
\nthe State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) into the
\nlocal administrations' affairs.<\/p>\n
He noted that there was no single law stipulating that the
\nKPKPN should be involved in the appointment or dismissal of a
\nregional administration head.<\/p>\n
But, he refused to say whether his appeal to the Supreme Court
\nhad something to do with the council's refusal to return the
\nwealth-declaration forms issued by the KPKPN to the councilors.<\/p>\n
A battle of words has erupted between KPKPN officials and the
\ncouncilors over the making public of the councilors' wealth. The
\nKPKPN argues that the councilors are required by law to declare
\ntheir wealth.<\/p>\n
However, the councilors have rejected this argument saying
\nthat they are not state officials and therefore are not required
\nto declare their wealth to the KPKPN. (01)<\/p>",
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