Justice minister to review legislation

Justice minister to review legislation

JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin
said on Thursday he would review a number of regulations and
pieces of legislation that the business community had been
complaining about.

"Economic recovery is the most important thing. Therefore, the
review of regulations and legislation relating to the economy is
a priority," he said.

Hamid said he had talked to members of the Indonesian Chambers
of Commerce regarding his plan. But, he required more information
from businesspeople as to which regulations and laws they
considered harmful to business.

However, Hamid said he would also take into account the
interests of the general public.

The tourism industry has been complaining about a presidential
decree that revoked visa-free facilities for people of most
foreign countries. -- JP