A Toothless Commission
The president will soon appoint nine people as members of the National Police Commission. Unfortunately it will have limited powers.
July 5, 2005
DESPITE having passed the final selection process as a member of the National Police Commission, 53-year-old Sukarni Ilyas doesnt seem enthusiastic. When the president appointed him as a member of the commission, the SCTV news director admitted that he would not be able to do much.
Sukarni believes that the powers of the commission are far from what had been hoped for. The commission only has the right to make recommendations to the president, sai
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