by Parliamentary Center | Jun 24, 2017 | News, Clippings, National
12 February 2014
Transparency has become a public demand. The issuance of Law No. 14/2008 about Public Information Openness (UU KIP) has made public bodies incapable of covering up information that people need. The following is an account of information dispute between the Samarinda Environmental Agency (BLH) and the East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy (Jatam).
On 21 March 2013, BLH submitted 63 environmental impact analysis (amdal) documents on all coal mining activities in Samarinda to Jatam. Jatam representative Johansyah Ismail said it was a consequence after six months of dispute at the East Kalimantan Information Commission (KI). BLH was forced through aanmaning or admonition to submit the documents before forced submission by the Samarinda State Court because BLH had violated KI’s legally binding ruling.
Every resident living near coal mining locations is vulnerable to direct and indirect effects from mining operation. Based on the record, many people were affected by mining activities, such as air pollution and loss of water resources.
Coal mining operations also damage roads and are not immune to coal mining accidents. Therefore, public access to information on amdal and mining operation is important for the people.
UU KIP guarantees freedom to information for all people and groups. Public bodies that do not comply with UU KIP will be subjected to prison sentences. Jatam sued BLH to the court six months ago where there was still constitutional guarantee. However, BLH refused to provide data on coal mining activities due to excuses, such as legality of institution and state document confidentiality.
Souce: KaltimPost
by Parliamentary Center | Jun 24, 2017 | News, Clippings, National
12 February 2014
The Centre for Research and Information (Pattiro) said that the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) had not consistently implemented information openness.
“BPK does not give public access to the first and second Hambalang audit report. BPK exempts that information,” said Pattiro executive director Sad Dian Utomo.
According to Sad Dian, the information was given to Commission IX of the DPR in August 2013 so the information is clearly not exempted.
“Based on Article 7 clause (5) of Law No. 15/2006 about Supreme Audit Agency, audit report that has been submitted to DPR, DPD and DPRD is open for public. We are worried that if the reports are not open for the public, there will be political bargaining that can harm the people,” he said.
Sad Dian also questioned BPK’s decision to give the report to the parliament as BPK should’ve only given the report to law enforcement agencies and DPR is not a law enforcement agency and does not have the authority to obtain information containing investigation results and fraud forensic.
He said BPK’s attorney argued that they submitted the audit report to DPR because they needed it for audit. The request from the parliament for the report is also the first time from external party.
“Does the DPR even have rights to ask for audit report? Do they have the authority for that? Because they are not a law enforcement agency that can receive exempted information from BPK, DPR and BPK can be subjected to article 54 clause (1) of Law No. 14/2008 about public information openness,” said Sad Dian.
The aforementioned article 54 states that any party that has no right to receive and/or provide exempted information is subjected to two years of imprisonment and fine of Rp10,000,00.
Source: BeritaSatu
by Parliamentary Center | Jun 24, 2017 | News, Clippings, National
23 February 2014
The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) has been urged to publish their attendance report so that 7,021,514 voters in Jakarta will be able to know their work, according to Jakarta Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) public policy head CecepHandoko.
Cecep said PBHI had sent a letter to DPRD asking for the attendance report as it could become indication of performance of 94 DPRD members who mostly will re-run for legislative elections in 2014.
“DPRD must be more transparent in showing their poor performance, ranging from slow decision on regional budget and unachieved target of passing regional laws in 2013,” said Cecep.
In the letter to DPRD chairman FerrialSofyan, PBHI requested for immediate announcement of attendance report as it will serve as parameter and information for voters in the next elections so that voters can be more objective in voting the next DPRD members for a better Jakarta.
Source: detik.com
by Parliamentary Center | Nov 23, 2016 | News, Clippings, National, Government
Berangus Pungli dengan Penguatan Sistem IT dan Partisipasi Publik melalui Keterbukaan Informasi
JAKARTA Setelah mencanangkan pemberantasan pungutan liar (pungli), Presiden Joko Widodo mengingatkan agar aksi tersebut tak berhenti hanya sebagai sebuah gerakan simbolik atau seremonial semata, namun harus betul-betul fokus dan konkret di lapangan.
Di mata Presiden, langkah reformasi hukum yang dicanangkan dengan gebrakan aksi pemberantasan pungli melalui tim Sapu Bersih Pungutan Liar (Saber Pungli), hasilnya bisa dilihat dengan makin banyaknya pembenahan, terutama di tempat pelayanan publik.
“Saya mendapatkan informasi bahwa pengaduan masyarakat sudah sangat banyak. Hasilnya juga mulai terlihat dengan ditangkapnya beberapa aparat, birokrasi, kemudian juga BUMN yang masih berani melakukan pungli. Dan ini akan terus kita gencarkan lagi,” tegasnya.
Menurut presiden, langkah pemerintah tidak hanya akan berhenti pada pemberantasan pungli saja, tapi jangkauan pemberantasan korupsi harus dimulai dari hulu sampai hilir, dari pencegahan sampai dengan penindakan hukum yang tegas.
Presiden juga meminta agar langkah-langkah deregulasi perbaikan mekanisme, penyederhanaan prosedur birokrasi, termasuk penyederhanaan izin SPD (Surat Perjalanan Dinas) diperbaiki, terutama dengan mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan teknologi informasi.
“Tapi pembangunan sistem yang berbasis IT juga bukan satu-satunya jawaban, harus diimbangi dengan bekerjanya pengawasan yang efektif, baik yang dilakukan oleh pengawas internal masing-masing kementerian dan lembaga, maupun dengan cara mengundang partisipasi publik melalui keterbukaan informasi,” tandasnya.
by Parliamentary Center | Nov 14, 2014 | News, District
Public discussion that organized by KOPEL Indonesia in collaboration with Anti-corruption Clinic, on Thursday (November 13th, 2014) at 09.30 pm. Discussions are taking place in the Laica Marzuki video conference Faculty of Law, University of Hasanuddin, and attended by various society elements, including students, academicians, and NGOs. Discussions with the theme Transparency Create a Clean and Free of Corruption Government. In this activity, Musaddaq, Civil Society Advocacy Division Coordinator of KOPEL Indonesia acted as moderator, the discussion was opened by the Dean of Law Faculty of Hasanuddin University, Prof. Dr Farida Patittingi, SH., M. Hum which is also a speaker. Furthermore, there were also Muhammad Subhan, Chief of the Ombudsman of South Sulawesi and Herman, Deputy Director of KOPEL Indonesia as a speaker.
Muh. Akil Rahman as Focal Point of FOINI SulSel knot in his speech said that “the implementation of clean governance and free of corruption, should not be separated from government agencies, and FOINI serves as a representation in creating transparency of clean government through openness”.
Furthermore, Akil added, that this public discussion is an attempt to encourage openness in local government. Kopel is known as NGOs that intense in advocacy corruption cases and performance assistance in District Parliament in bringing transparency and good governance.
Meanwhile, the Dean of Law Faculty from Hasanuddin University, states in order to realize clean government, the state officials must perform transparency in terms of the law in conducting the clean government.
Furthermore, the statement of chairman of Ombudsman South Sulawesi expressed bit assignments of his institutions. “Ombudsman took care of state officials which in troubled such adverse public services and corruption,” said Subhan.
This discussion was held by KOPEL Indonesia in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Clinic of Law Faculty, Hasanuddin University that broadcasted directly through teleconference of Constitutional Court to 34 Universities in Indonesia.
Source: Nur Faisah, Karmin, Arianti Astrik Ades
by Parliamentary Center | Nov 11, 2014 | News, FOINI Info
West Kalimantan District Parliament has finished choose 5 Commissioner for Information Commission and announced by District Parliament through letter No. 162/139 / DPRD-D on August 21st, 2014. However, until November 10th, 2014, West Kalimantan Information Commission has not inducted by the Governor of West Kalimantan.
Response to these conditions, the elements of civil society in West Kalimantan consolidating themselves to prepare the position papers acceleration of West Kalimantan Information Commission inauguration. In addition, civil societies also consolidate to prepare a working paper for the West Kalimantan Information Commission for the next 5 years. In the consolidation forum, there were 3 people who elected as West Kalimantan Information Commission Commissioner.
In the consolidation forum, IPC share their assessment experiences on institutional and performance of Information Commission in the 9 Provincial in cooperation with other FoINI network. The results of the assessment become references related to institutional options, budget and the ideal concept of Information Commission, so that can help civil society elements in West Kalimantan compiling the design of West Kalimantan Information Commission. (Desiana Samosir).