Govt to select KKR members

Govt to select KKR members

JAKARTA: The government is expected to start selecting members
of the Judicial Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (KKR) next month, an official said on Wednesday.

Abdul Gani Abdullah, the director general of legislation with
the justice and human rights ministry, said the two commissions
must be established by February and March next year.

The government will propose 14 candidates for selection by the
House of Representatives to sit on the seven-member Judicial
Commission, and would name 42 candidates for the KKR, which has
21 seats, he said.

Abdul Gani promised the selection process would be transparent
and accountable.

The government' selection team will include representatives
from all related government agencies and non-governmental
organizations, as well as academics. -- JP