JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The House of Representatives’ Honorary Council (MKD DPR) holds a closed meeting on Monday (Sep. 7) afternoon to discuss the attendance of its speaker Setya Novanto and his deputy Fadli Zon at public campaign of Donald Trump, a US Republican presidential front-runner, in New York, US.
The MKD DPR’s meeting has been started since around 1:20 pm of Jakarta time. Chairman of the MKD DPR Surahman Hidayat leads the meeting.
In a related progress, several lawmakers from PDI-P, PKB, and Nasdem factions reportedly will file a report to the MKD DPR against Setya Novanto and Fadli Zon. Those lawmakers alleged both Setya and Fadli to have violated the ethical code of the lawmakers.
As reported earlier, harsh criticism continues flowing to Setya Novanto and Fadli Zon following their controversial attendance at Donald Trump’s campaign during their working visit in New York.
Setya Novanto is a politician from Golkar Party, while Fadli Zon is a politician from Gerindra Party. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)