We should remember that Novanto was not fired but stepped down as House Speaker."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Ahmad Doli Kurnia, a young politician of Golkar Party, questioned the decision of the Golkar Executive Board to replace current House Speaker Ade Komarudin with Setya Novanto, who had given up his House Speaker position before.

"We should remember that Novanto was not fired but stepped down as House Speaker. So, has Komarudin made mistakes that he has to be replaced," Kurnia said here on Tuesday.

The Golkar Party Executive Board (DPP) has decided to reinstate Novanto, currently Golkar Chairman, as House Speaker because he was not proven guilty in a case called "Papa Asks for shares," where he had been accused of using the presidents name to seek shares of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia last year.

Kurnia called on the partys Advisor Board and Honorary Board to take a firm stance regarding the planned replacement.

In the meantime, the Golkar Faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) will soon send a letter to the DPR leadership about reinstating Setya Novanto as the House Speaker.

The letter would be sent after the Golkar Faction in the Parliament receives a letter from the Golkar Executive Board, Aziz Syamsuddin, Secretary of the Golkar Faction, said here on Tuesday.

The decision was taken following a ruling by the Constitutional Court (MK) that accepted the judicial review submitted by Novanto.

Novanto is the general chairman of Golkar, and therefore, it is important to restore his name, he said.

The Parliaments Ethics Council (MKD) has recovered his reputation following the MK ruling, which is the base of returning him back to the House Speaker seat, he added.

The decision was discussed in a plenary meeting of Golkar on Monday (Nov 21), he remarked.

Executive Chairman of the Golkar Executive Board Nurdin Halid said the decision was taken referring to the ruling of the MK concerning "Papa asks for share" case and also based on the fact that the MKD never sanctioned Novanto.

Yorrys Raweyai, Golkar coordinator for political, legal and security affairs, said the current House Speaker, Ade Komarudin, would be replaced not because he performed poorly but because of a need to restore the dignity of the party.
(Uu.F001/INE/KR-BSR)

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