Questionable Legitimacy
A number of politicians are occupying seats in the DPR illegally. But no thanks to a decision of the Constitutional Court, it will be difficult to return those seats to their rightful occupants.
June 22, 2011
HIS Rp7 million black leather shoes were ready to be worn, also the dark-colored jacket that cost him another Rp8 million. Initially, this expensive gear was to be worn on a very special day: his swearing-in as a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2009-2014 period. But Patrice Rio Capella, the owner of the outfit, failed to become one of the Senayan politicians. “I’m certain I really was elected,” he told Tempo last Thursd
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