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Titiek Soeharto questions validity of ministerial regulation signed while minister was abroad
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Titiek Soeharto questions validity of ministerial regulation signed while minister was abroad

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Titiek Soeharto, chair of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives, questioned the validity of a ministerial regulation signed while the minister was abroad.
  • She argued that the regulation, concerning the Ministry of Forestry's organization and work procedures, was improperly issued on July 13, two days after Minister Raja Juli Antoni's foreign trip began.
  • The ministry's secretary-general explained the signature was electronic, but a commission member countered, presenting evidence of the regulation's official gazetting.

Titiek Soeharto, the chair of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives, has raised concerns about the legitimacy of a ministerial regulation issued by the Ministry of Forestry. The regulation, Permenhut Number 9 of 2026, which outlines the organization and work procedures of the ministry, was reportedly signed on July 13. Soeharto pointed out that this date was two days after Minister Raja Juli Antoni commenced an official trip abroad, beginning on July 11.

"Why is this ministry so careless? The minister left on the 11th [of July], how could he sign a ministerial regulation on the 13th of July? How can that be?" Soeharto questioned during a working meeting. She emphasized that the regulation bore a wet signature, implying it should have been signed in person, and suggested the minister could be implicated by this procedural lapse.

Why is this ministry so careless? The minister left on the 11th [of July], how could he sign a ministerial regulation on the 13th of July? How can that be?

— Titiek SoehartoTitiek Soeharto questioned the timing and validity of a ministerial regulation signed while the minister was abroad.

Responding to the query, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Forestry, Mahfudz, clarified that the signature was an electronic one, processed through the Ministry of Law's system. However, this explanation was met with immediate pushback from another Commission IV member. This member presented evidence on screen, including a state gazette notice numbered 468, indicating the regulation had already been officially published and dated, contradicting the claim that it was not yet official.

This violates the rules. It's a wet signature, try to look into it again, how is this possible?

— Titiek SoehartoTitiek Soeharto highlighted her concern about the nature of the signature on the regulation.
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