House to propose information bill

House to propose information bill

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to
propose a bill on access to public information in a bid to
promote democracy.

All 10 factions in the House concluded that such a bill was
urgent to help promote democracy, while still allowing the
government to keep secret highly confidential information.

A similar bill was proposed last year when the government
expressed its intention to draw up a bill on state secrecy.
Observers have suggested the two planned bills be combined into
one draft law. -- JP