House to miss terrorism bill target

House to miss terrorism bill target

JAKARTA: The deliberation of the newly-submitted terrorism
bills is likely to miss the targets set by the House of
Representatives (DPR).

The House's Steering Committee decided on Wednesday to delay a
meeting to schedule the deliberation of the bills until Nov. 21
from the originally scheduled date of Nov. 14.

Legislators vowed on Tuesday to complete deliberating the
terrorism bills before they went into recess on Nov. 29, but
given the limited time, they are likely to miss the target they
set themselves.

The government submitted two bills on Thursday -- one on
terrorism and the other on the retrospective application of the
terrorism law to the Bali bombings -- for deliberation by the
House.

House Secretary-General Siti Nurhajati Daud confirmed on
Wednesday that the Steering Committee would convene on Nov. 21 to
arrange the scheduling of the bills' deliberation.

"Perhaps each of the factions need time to study the bills,"
Siti added. - JP