Postponed for (Another) Seven Years

The government has ignored calls from the DPR to prioritize enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill.

August 9, 2005

THREE weeks ago, the Coordinator of the Freedom of Information Coalition, Agus Sudibyo, received disappointing news from House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I member, Djoko Susilo, that the government had set a seven-year deadline on enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill. This shows the governments unwillingness to push through this legislation, which enables members of the public to access information, commented a disappointed Sudib

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