Constitutional Court may be on time

Constitutional Court may be on time

JAKARTA: Despite the fact that there is only one month left
until the deadline, chairman of the House's special committee
deliberating the bill on constitutional court Zein Badjeber
expressed his optimism on Wednesday that the draft law would be
passed on time.

Zein, of the United Development Party, said he saw no
contentious articles in the bill that might prove a stumbling
block for its endorsement, scheduled for the end of this month.

Crucial contents of the bill include the authority of the
Constitutional Court as stipulated in the amended 1945
Constitution, which says the government and the House must have
established the Constitutional Court by Aug. 17, 2003.

The President, the House and the Supreme Court are each given
three seats in the Constitutional Court, which is to consist of
nine members. -- JP