AGO to soon set up oversight body

AGO to soon set up oversight body

JAKARTA: Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said that a
public prosecution service oversight commission was expected to
be set up soon after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently
issued a letter supporting its establishment.

"I've been given the letter and I will soon submit the
proposal for a presidential decree authorizing the recruitment of
commission members," he told The Jakarta Post after a ceremony at
the State Palace on Wednesday.

Abdul Rahman promised that the selection process would be
transparent. The commission will only have two or three former
prosecutors as members, while the remaining members will come
from outside the AGO.

The establishment of the oversight commission is mandated by
the Public Prosecution Service Law, and is intended to support
the establishment of a clean, transparent and professional AGO.
As things stand, many prosecutors are widely believed to be
deeply involved in corruption. -- JP