Ministry accused of controlling KPI

Ministry accused of controlling KPI

JAKARTA: Legislators Effendi Choirie and Djoko Susilo accused
on Thursday the communications minister of trying to control the
Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI).

Under the broadcasting law, the KPI has the authority to draft
broadcasting regulations with the minister.

Choirie said the minister had overruled the KPI's plan to
invite him and Djoko, who are deputy chairmen of the House of
Representatives Commission I for security and information
affairs, to a meeting to discuss broadcasting regulations now
being drafted by the KPI.

Choirie accused the minister of having a hidden agenda in the
deliberation of the regulations. -- JP