Gorontalo Gubernatorial Decree No. 323/11/VIII/015 Violates Public Information Disclosure Law (UU KIP)
Statement of Position
Civil Society Coalition
Freedom of Information Network Indonesia (FOINI)
Manado, Monday, November 23, 2015
[Manado, November 23, 2015] Central and Provincial Information Commissions were established In order to ensure fulfillment of rights to information which is protected by UU KIP. The Central Information Commission has entered its second period as are the Information Commissions in 13 regions, out of 28.
In Gorontalo, the first period of Information Commission (KI) ended in December 10, 2014, but there was no selection and fit and proper test for the second period, which is in 2015-2019. The Gorontalo government left the KI vacant and eventually issued Decree No. 323/11/VIII/2015 about Appointment of Gorontalo Information Commission Period 2015-2019.
The decree violated UU KIP and UU State Administration because first, KI members from the first period were re-appointed for the second time without going through selection process and fit and proper test at Gorontalo DPRD as mandated in Article 30, 31, 32 and 33 of UU KIP. Second, the decree was signed in August 2015, but has been applied retroactively since January 2015. Third, the decree contradicts the principle of openness because it is not conducted with the recruitment mechanism regulated in Article 30 which states the recruitment is conducted transparently
The re-appointment of KI members in Gorontalo set a bad precedent in the filling of positions in provincial KI and could be followed by other provinces.
Based on above conditions, Plaintiff with FOINI Coalition and LBH Manado YLBHI, calls for Manado Administrative Court to resolve the dispute to fulfill the rights to information in Gorontalo.
Contacts:
- Hendra Baramuli (LBH Manado) : 0812 8905 5966
- Desiana Samosir (IPC/FOINI) : 0813 6928 1962
- Hendrik Rosdinar (YAPPIKA/FOINI) : 0811 1463 983
Source: http://kebebasaninformasi.org/2015/11/23/surat-keputusan-gubernur-gorontalo-no-32311viii2015-melanggar-undang-undang-kip-dan-uu-penyelenggaraan-negara-yang-bersih-dan-bebas-dari-korupsi-kolusi-dan-nepotisme/