Parliament & Legislation

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September 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – September 30, 2009

Documents read: Law enforcement, human rights, eradicate corruption.

Background: House of Representatives building.

The new batch of legislators will literally be given the red-carpet treatment when they arrive for their official inauguration on October 1, which will reportedly cost the tax payers a whopping US$4.7 million.

June 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 13, 2009

Legislator: How many thousands of times have I told you, I’m the people’s representative! So it’s sufficient for me to represent your prosperity. Got it!

Papers in pocket read: Bribery, corruption, severance pay.

February 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – February 2, 2009

1st Man: Wow. The House of Representatives... sophisticated, impressive, luxurious, inspiring...

2nd Man: What? Their performance? Their closeness to the people?

1st Man: Their plans for a new building...

January 2009

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – January 21, 2009

Writing above House of Representatives: Absent! They’ve got permission... Also absent... They’ve got permission too... Also got permission. Unclear!

Man: Wander when they’ll be promoted to the next grade?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – January 3, 2009

Kid: Hey Dad, is the problem with the fuel or the car’s performance?

November 2008

News/West Papua
Detik.com – November 3, 2008

Laurencius Simanjuntak, Jakarta – Leaders from the Communion of Christian Churches (PGGK) covering five regencies and municipalities in West Papua province went to the House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday November 3 to declare their opposition to the recently enacted law on pornography.

October 2008

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – October 23, 2008

Background: House of Representatives building

Badges read: Legislative candidate

The large number of family members of party leaders contesting the 2009 elections has raised concerns that it will further erode the quality and image of the House, dubbed as one of the most corruption and incompetent institutions in the country.

August 2008

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – August 2, 2008

Background: Parliament building

Kid: The face [word building crossed out] of our people’s representatives…!

December 2007

News/Indonesia
Kompas – December 12, 2007

Jakarta – The big political parties, Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), who have the largest number of seats on the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III must be held responsible for the selection of Antasari Azhar as the new head of Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK.

September 2007

News/Indonesia
Detik.com – September 5, 2007

Umi Kalsum, Jakarta – The master plan for the redesign of the House of Representatives (DPR) building will accommodate protesters who wish to convey their wishes to the representatives of the people. They are to be provided with a special plot of land.