House endorses internal rulings
House endorses internal rulings
JAKARTA (JP): The next House of Representatives whose members
will be sworn in Oct. 1 will have a code of ethics and an
honorary council to investigate all violations committed by House
members.
The code of ethics and honorary council were contained in the
House's new internal rulings, which was endorsed in a plenary
session on Thursday.
"The internal rulings carry a minimum punishment of
administrative sanctions and a maximum of a dismissal from the
House for legislators who are found guilty of violating the code
of ethics," Lt. Gen. Hari Sabarno, the deputy speaker of the
outgoing House, said after the plenary session.
He said the specifics of the new code would be drafted by the
next House and would remain in effect for the duration that the
House convenes.
He also said an honorary council would be set up comprising 10
legislators or more.
"The honorary council will be tasked with investigating
violations committed by House members and present recommendations
to House leadership on what sanctions should be imposed," he
said.
Hari, who was expected to lead the Indonesian Military faction
at the next House, said he expects the new legislature to have at
least 10 commissions.
The present House has nine commissions.
The new internal rulings stipulate that political parties
which have less than 10 representatives in the House may not be
allowed to present their opinion during House plenary sessions.
However, there is a clause allowing them to merge and form a
joint faction.
The House also endorsed a new law on Wednesday to replace the
1974 Law on Civil Service in an effort to improve the over four-
million civil servants' social welfare and productivity.
The new law stipulates that all civil servants, including
servicemen in the military and National Police, have a right to
fair and adequate payment for their service to the state.
It also recommends the next government issue a regulation
which garners a better remuneration system for civil servants in
accordance with their rank.
Chozin, spokesman for the ruling Golkar Party faction, said in
the plenary session that the next remuneration system for civil
servants should be similar to the one implemented in private
companies.
"A better remuneration system would prevent corruption among
civil servants and help improve their performance and
productivity," he said without elaborating on the system.
The new law also recommends the establishment of a commission
whose main task is to provide recommendations to the president
for a better policy of civil servants' social welfare and
productivity. (rms/05)