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More than 31,000 people support a petition to reject KPK law revision
Jakarta Post - October 9, 2015
The petition, entitled "Don't Kill KPK, Stop KPK Law Revision", was initiated by Surya Bagus through change.org. By 2:37 p.m. on Friday, 31,599 people have supported the petition.
Through the petition, people sent open letters to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and leaders of the House of Representatives to oppose efforts by lawmakers to revise Law No. 30/2002 on the KPK.
Through the letter, the people also call for the revoking of the revision bill from the national legislative program.
"They continuously try with various efforts to kill the KPK or at least to weaken the KPK. Currently the KPK is under threat of being weakened through the revision of the KPK law that will be heard in the House of Representatives," says the petition.
The petition also rejects the 12-year limit for the KPK. "The KPK should continuously exist as long as Indonesia exists. It was formed to cure Indonesia from its illness, corruption. The KPK is needed to free the country from corruption," he added.
Meanwhile lawmaker from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Masinton Pasaribu said the House of Representatives had set a target to complete the KPK law revision in December.
According to Masinton, as reported by tribbunnews.com, the target was in line with the process of the election of new KPK members, whose candidates would face interviews by lawmakers.
He said if the revised bill was approved into law, new KPK members would have to abide by it. (bbn)
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