DPR Holds Meeting to Discuss Setya Novanto`s Resignation Letter
11 December 2017 15:14 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The House of Representatives (DPR) held a meeting with the Consultative Body (Bamus) to discuss the resignation of inactive DPR Speaker Setya Novanto and the appointment of the new DPR Speaker. The meeting was held to decide and set the agendas in a plenary meeting that was also held this afternoon.
DPR Deputy Chairman Fahri Hamzah said that Setya Novanto had delivered seven letters, including on his resignation and the nomination of his replacement as DPR Speaker.
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“We will discuss the letters,” Fahri said before joining the Bamus meeting at the DPR building.
The Bamus meeting was attended by eight factions and held behind closed doors led by three DPR Deputy Speakers, Fadli Zon, Fahri Hamzah and Taufik Kurniawan.
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Golkar Party official Roem Kono earlier said that inactive chairman Setya Novanto had appointed DPR’s Commission III member from Golkar Party Aziz Syamsuddin as his replacement.
DPR’s Ethics Council Deputy Chairman Sarifuddin Sudding said that Setya Novanto’s resignation letter was received by DPR leaders on December 4. Setya resigned as DPR Speaker as he is currently undergoing legal proceedings related to the electronic ID cards (e-KTP) graft case.
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