REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party's Faction in Parliament Herman Khaeron, on Tuesday, criticized a letter issued by the cabinet secretary that prevents any minister from attending a hearing by the House of Representatives (DPR).

The DPR has been established institutionally, so the government must abide by the Constitution, he emphasized.

"The DPR has legitimized the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla government, as none of the factions' representatives walked out during the inauguration of the president. It is our consequence as a decision maker in line with the laws," he noted.

The government could not say that the DPR did not take a firm stance, and therefore, it has issued the letter, he noted.

The government has no right to intervene in the parliament, he remarked.

In fact, all factions have submitted the names of their representatives in the Parliament's commissions, and so, they are prepared to hold hearings with the government, according to him.

"We could understand if they used a problem concerning internal coordination among the ministers as an excuse. But, if their excuse is that the DPR is not firm, then it is not correct," he pointed out.

The sooner the government and the parliament communicate, the better, he stated.

He reiterated that the DPR will always support Jokowi's pro-people programs.

"Too many suspicions have been raised against the DPR, despite the fact that we have no such intention," he remarked.

Earlier, Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjojanto has sent a letter to the ministers, the military chief, the police chief, the attorney general and the State Intelligenc Agency (BIN).

In the letter No.SE-12/Seskab/XII/2014 dated Nov. 4, 2014, the concerned high-ranking officials have been urged to abstain from responding to any invitation by the DPR to have a hearing or working meeting with them.

The policy is intended to provide an opportunity to the DPR to deal with its internal problems first, according to the letter.

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