More NGOs demand review of water law

More NGOs demand review of water law

JAKARTA: Representatives of several non-governmental
organizations launched on Thursday a challenge against the
constitutionality of the new water resources bill in the
Constitutional Court against the controversial water law, saying
it was against the Constitution.

Johnson Panjaitan, a lawyer representing the NGOs, told
reporters that the challenge to the bill was essential as the
public was excluded from the drafting process and its contents
were repugnant to the Constitution.

Other NGOs had challenged the law last month for the same
reasons. Critics have said the law failed to guarantee access for
the common people to safe and affordable water. -- JP