JG: Obstruction Threats Abuzz as Ministers No-Show – The Jakarta Globe By Hizbul Ridho, Markus Sihaloho & Rangga Prakoso photo: On the president’s orders, Justice Minister Yasonna H Laoly,foreground, was a no-show at a House oversight hearing to which he had been summoned. (Antara/Ismar Patrizki) – Jakarta. House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto said he had contacted President Joko Widodo and asked him to revoke an earlier instruction barring his ministers from attending any legislative hearings. “I called [Joko] at 10 p.m. [on Tuesday night]. I told him it would be better that the administration and the House be together again,” Setya said on Wednesday. The Golkar Party politician intimated House lawmakers may withhold funding if the president continues to obstruct the ...
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