Health Commission Re-elect Previous Chairman Amid Tobacco Scandal
Thursday, 22 October, 2009 | 15:10 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The previous chairman of Health Commission of the House of Representatives, Ribka Tjiptaning, of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle, whose name has been mentioned in the report of the missing tobacco section in the new health regulation, had been re-elected to chair the commission for the next 2009 – 2014 term.

In the first meeting of the commission on Thursday, Ribka said “I have been officiated as the chairman.”

The commission's 46 members also picked three deputies Ahmad Nizar Shihab (Democratic Party), Irghan Chairul (United Development Party), and Sumaryati Harjoso (Great Indonesia Movement Party).

Former member of the commission have revealed earlier this month about the missing section to the public, prompting bigger moves by consumers right and anti-corruption groups to attack stakeholders involved in the legislation.

Ribka said she is prepared to face legal challenge. "Be my guest, file a report to the police."

AQIDA SWAMURTI