Overdoing the Revision

The draft revision of Law No. 22/1999 justifies the president's disbanding of a regional legislative council (DPRD). The spirit of recentralization is prominent in the draft many regions have rejected.

February 12, 2002

Don't blame regional people like the Acehnese and the Papuans for their strong stance." This response, implying a threat, has come from Syaukani, the regent of Kutai, East Kalimantan. This chairman of the Association of All-Indonesian Regencies was referring to the revision of Law No. 22/1999 now being processed at the home ministry. The process has come up with the second draft, now already distributed to all regional administrations. Pr

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