House to start selecting KPI members

House to start selecting KPI members

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives will begin selecting
members for the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) on Dec.
4, and hope to complete the process by Dec. 11.

Djoko Susilo, chairman of House Commission I's media
subcommission, said on Monday subcommission members had agreed to
begin the selection process as early as possible.

"We have agreed to start selecting KPI members on Dec. 4. I
think that allows enough time for the selection," Djoko said.

President Megawati Soekarnoputri submitted the names of 27
candidates for the KPI to the House early last month. The House
will select nine of the candidates for the commission, and their
names will be sent back to the President for approval.

Law No. 31/2002 on broadcasting gives both the government and
the House until Dec. 28 to form the KPI. The broadcasting
commission's duties will include formulating a code of conduct
for broadcasting corporations, monitoring its implementation and
meting out punishment to offenders.

Some of the candidates submitted by the President are known to
have opposed the broadcasting law. --JP