Cucun Responds to Jokowi: No Law Can Be Made Without a Presidential Letter
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal stated that the drafting of any law in the DPR is impossible without a Presidential Letter (Surpres).
He made the remarks when asked by journalists for his response to statements by seventh President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law.
"The public is already well-informed — he was the President," Cucun said after attending a coordination meeting with the government on the Sumatra disaster at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to him, deliberation on any law can only proceed after the issuance of a Surpres. Typically, the Surpres contains the assignment of government representatives to discuss a draft bill.
"It is impossible for any law to proceed without a letter from the President," he said.
Meanwhile, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, who was also present at the same event, stated that the government has no plans to revert the KPK Law to its earlier version.
"We haven't discussed that," Prasetyo said.
Previously, Jokowi had expressed his agreement with a proposal by former KPK Chairman Abraham Samad to restore the KPK Law to its earlier version. Jokowi noted that the current version of the KPK Law was the result of a DPR initiative.
The former president said the KPK Law was revised during his presidency on the DPR's initiative, but that he did not sign the revised law.
The process of drafting the KPK Bill at the time was highly controversial and sparked mass demonstrations. Protesters coined the term "Reformasi Dikorupsi" (Reform Corrupted) in opposition to the passage of the new KPK Law.
He made the remarks when asked by journalists for his response to statements by seventh President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law.
"The public is already well-informed — he was the President," Cucun said after attending a coordination meeting with the government on the Sumatra disaster at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to him, deliberation on any law can only proceed after the issuance of a Surpres. Typically, the Surpres contains the assignment of government representatives to discuss a draft bill.
"It is impossible for any law to proceed without a letter from the President," he said.
Meanwhile, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, who was also present at the same event, stated that the government has no plans to revert the KPK Law to its earlier version.
"We haven't discussed that," Prasetyo said.
Previously, Jokowi had expressed his agreement with a proposal by former KPK Chairman Abraham Samad to restore the KPK Law to its earlier version. Jokowi noted that the current version of the KPK Law was the result of a DPR initiative.
The former president said the KPK Law was revised during his presidency on the DPR's initiative, but that he did not sign the revised law.
The process of drafting the KPK Bill at the time was highly controversial and sparked mass demonstrations. Protesters coined the term "Reformasi Dikorupsi" (Reform Corrupted) in opposition to the passage of the new KPK Law.