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House members propose interpellation on Lapindo mudflow disaster
Jumat, 8 Juni 2007 | 01:01 WIB
Jakarta, NU Online
Some 130 members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) here on Thursday proposed to the House leadership to exercise the Parliament`s interpellation right concerning the Lapindo hot mudflow in Sidoarjo District, East Java.
The proposal was handed to House Deputy Speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno -- who himself was one of the initiators of the interpellation -- at the parliament building.<>
In addition to Soerjogoeritno, other initiators included Yuddy Chrisnandy (Golkar Party), Abdullah Azwar Anas (PKB), Ade Nasution (PBR), Ario Widjanarko (PDIP), Djoko Susilo (PAN) and Yakobus Mayongpadang (PDIP).
The deputy speaker said he would process the proposal supported by 130 legislators in accordance with the prevailing mechanism. In line with the existing rules, at least 13 legislators were needed to initiate an inquiry over the government on a certain issue.
The previous inquiry on the government`s support for UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1747 against Iran`s nuclear program was supported by a total of 285 legislators.
Soetardjo hoped that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would personally respond to the inquiry on the Lapindo mudflow disaster.
"It`s only asking for the government`s explanations. Don`t be afraid of DPR (Parliament). Don`t send ministers to represent the President," he was quoted by the state news agency as saying.
President Yudhoyono failed to attend the interpellation plenary session on Iran last Tuesday (June 5) because he had to play host to newly elected Timor Leste President Ramos Hosta on the same day.
Due to protests from a number of legislators against the absence of the President, House Speaker Agung Laksono was forced to reschedule the interpellation session on Iran to next week.
On the incessant hot mudflow coming out from Lapindo Berantas` gas well in Sidoarjo, the legislators said the one-year-old problem was very serious as it had forced at least 21,000 people from 11 villages to flee their homes and had until now remained refugees.
The mud flood inundated 350 hectares of farming area, and 23 school buildings and at least 20 factories were forced to close down. Around 30 percent of the mudflow victims suffered from psychological problems.
The mudflow also inflicted financial losses amounting to around Rp7.6 trillion to East Java`s economy. (dar)
Some 130 members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) here on Thursday proposed to the House leadership to exercise the Parliament`s interpellation right concerning the Lapindo hot mudflow in Sidoarjo District, East Java.
The proposal was handed to House Deputy Speaker Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno -- who himself was one of the initiators of the interpellation -- at the parliament building.<>
In addition to Soerjogoeritno, other initiators included Yuddy Chrisnandy (Golkar Party), Abdullah Azwar Anas (PKB), Ade Nasution (PBR), Ario Widjanarko (PDIP), Djoko Susilo (PAN) and Yakobus Mayongpadang (PDIP).
The deputy speaker said he would process the proposal supported by 130 legislators in accordance with the prevailing mechanism. In line with the existing rules, at least 13 legislators were needed to initiate an inquiry over the government on a certain issue.
The previous inquiry on the government`s support for UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1747 against Iran`s nuclear program was supported by a total of 285 legislators.
Soetardjo hoped that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would personally respond to the inquiry on the Lapindo mudflow disaster.
"It`s only asking for the government`s explanations. Don`t be afraid of DPR (Parliament). Don`t send ministers to represent the President," he was quoted by the state news agency as saying.
President Yudhoyono failed to attend the interpellation plenary session on Iran last Tuesday (June 5) because he had to play host to newly elected Timor Leste President Ramos Hosta on the same day.
Due to protests from a number of legislators against the absence of the President, House Speaker Agung Laksono was forced to reschedule the interpellation session on Iran to next week.
On the incessant hot mudflow coming out from Lapindo Berantas` gas well in Sidoarjo, the legislators said the one-year-old problem was very serious as it had forced at least 21,000 people from 11 villages to flee their homes and had until now remained refugees.
The mud flood inundated 350 hectares of farming area, and 23 school buildings and at least 20 factories were forced to close down. Around 30 percent of the mudflow victims suffered from psychological problems.
The mudflow also inflicted financial losses amounting to around Rp7.6 trillion to East Java`s economy. (dar)
