Jakarta – A group of pro-democracy activists voiced concern over the ongoing amendment process of the 1945 Constitution on Wednesday, calling on the Assembly to soon form an independent constitutional commission to avoid a possible constitutional crisis, reports said.

Pro-democracy (Prodem) Presidium chairman Nuku Sulaiman warned that the current legislators, both in the House of Representives (DPR) and the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), tend to use short-term political logic and forward their political interests instead of the nation's interest.

"What is happening now is parliamentary authoritarianism, in which the legislators have become too powerful and they are doing everything they can to retain their own interests, including by amending the Constitution," Nuku said.

Nuku further said that an independent constitutional commission, whose members consist of experts and elements of the people who have no definite political interests must be formed soon.

He further pointed to symptoms of a constitutional crisis, such as the contradiction in chapter 18 of the amended Constitution on regional administration which actually goes against Law No. 22/1999 on regional administration.

There were also other controversial Constitutional chapters, such as on the human rights tribunal which did not recognize the retroactive principle, he added.