House to start debating info bill

House to start debating info bill

JAKARTA: A House of Representatives committee is set to
deliberate a bill on the freedom of public information next week.

The committee will be chaired by Paulus Widiyanto, a
legislator who headed the deliberation of the controversial
broadcasting bill.

Paulus of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) will be accompanied in the committee by Effendi
Choirie of the National Awakening Party (PKB) and Aisyah Aminy of
the United Development Party (PPP).

Committee member Djoko Susilo said on Friday that the
deliberation would begin with a hearing with State Minister of
Communication and Information Syamsul Mu'arif.

The government-sponsored bill was submitted to the House early
last year, but the legislators only recently managed to set up a
committee to deliberate it. -- JP