"The DPR is still waiting for the opportunity to study the Perppu before we decide to revise it," House Commission III deputy chairman Azis Syamsuddin said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The House of Representatives (DPR) is likely to revise the government regulations in lieu of the law (Perppu) on the Constitutional Court (MK), which were recently issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The president signed the Perppu last Thursday in an attempt to resolve the MK problem after its chief justice was named as a suspect in bribery cases.
"The DPR is still waiting for the opportunity to study the Perppu before we decide to revise it," House Commission III deputy chairman Azis Syamsuddin said at the Legislative building here on Tuesday.
According to Azis, the president, under a constitutional mandate, has the right to issue the Perppu in an emergency situation.
He noted that the Perppu, issued by the president, would not go into effect automatically but should undergo a judicial test by the DPR over 30 workdays.
"If the DPR accepts the Perppu, it will be followed up and written into law, but if the House rejects it, it will no longer be valid," Azis noted.
The politician from the Golkar Party explained that if in 30 days, the DPR remained undecided on whether to accept the Perppu, it would automatically be deemed accepted by the House and would be put into effect.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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