Questioning the Integrity of the Ethics Council

LAST week, the House of Representatives (DPR) ethics council finally brought House Speaker Setya Novanto's alleged transgression to trial. In addition to the testimony of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said, the court also listened to a recording of a discussion between Setya, oil entrepreneur Muhammad Reza Chalid and Freeport Indonesia CEO Maroef Sjamsoeddin.

Sudirman filed a report against Setya, a Golkar Party politician, for using President Joko Widodo's name in an effort to extend Freeport's mining contract in Papua. The accusation was accompanied by an audio recording of the discussion, which was aired in open court and picked up by several national TV stations.

December 8, 2015

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Is the House of Representatives (DPR) ethics council capable of putting Setya Novanto on trial in a professional manner?
Yes
	(26.8%)	495
No
	(70.8%)	1,309
Unsure
	(2.4%)	44
Total	(100%)	1,848

LAST week, the House of Representatives (DPR) ethics council finally brought House Speaker Setya Novanto's alleged transgression to trial. In addition to the testimony of Energy and Mineral Resources

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