Public Information Dispute Session (SIP) at the West Sumatra Information Commission (KI) between the Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH) as the applicant and the Provincial Secretary as the Main PPID superior of West Sumatra
TOPKATA News – Public Information Dispute Session (SIP) at the West Sumatra Information Commission (KI) between the Padang Legal Aid Institute (LBH) as the applicant and the Provincial Secretary as the Main PPID superior of West Sumatra, took place, Tuesday 2/7/2022.
Indra Sukma as the Proxy of the Regional Secretariat at the trial chaired by the Council of Commissioners Adrian Tuswandi with members of the Board of Commissioners Nofal Wiska and Arid Yumardi presented five witnesses on the evidentiary agenda.
“The respondent’s attorney presents witnesses because the Implementing PPID in the OPD is not in the power of attorney. So the testimony of the witness from the respondent will certainly become a fact in court,” said Adrian.
Five witnesses were taken in turn. oath by the chairman of the board of commissioners alternately. Five witnesses from the ESDM Service, Plantation Service, DMPTSP, Forestry Service and Environment Service.
In addition, the assembly also asked for firmness from the LBH Padang applicant to clarify the reasons and uses of the information.
“The reason is not very normative. Could the reason be to apply for information and documentation to strengthen community advocacy based on Law 14 of 2008. Then to represent the public interest, the respondent adds evidence of which public interest is represented?,” Adrian said at the hearing with the substitute clerk Kiki Eko Saputra.
Meanwhile, the two commissioners, Nofal and Arif Yuamrdi, dug up witnesses related to Mining, Plantation, Forest Release IUP to UPL, UKL, Amdal and environmental permits.
From the testimony of the witness, it was revealed that there was a common thread that the permit document requested by LBH as an information applicant could be given as long as the authority of the West Sumatra Provincial Government was based on the provisions.
The trial was finally suspended for the agenda of reading the conclusions of the parties on the dispute registers 07 and 08 /PS/KISB.
“Our trial scores for the agenda for reading the conclusions next week,” said Adrian. (***)
