Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will continue with the plan to revise the Law No.30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) despite the president's recommendation to postpone activity amid a public outcry over allegations that the revision will weaken the anti graft body.

Lawmaker Dimyati Natakusuma, who chairs the working committee on the revision at the House's Legislation Body (Baleg), announced on Tuesday that the body would take over and reformulate the existing draft.

"We still need to revise the law in order to strengthen the KPK. Therefore, we will reformulate the current draft to give more power to the anti graft body, rather than reducing its authority as is aimed by the existing draft submitted by Commission III [on Legal affairs and laws, human rights and security]," the United Development Party (PPP) politician said.

Dimyati added that Baleg was expected to schedule a meeting later this week to discuss the plan to re-draft the revision.

The House's Commission III recently proposed the draft revision of the KPK law to be included in the 2012/2013 national legislation program. This move has been widely criticized because the revision comprises changes that many believe would weaken the KPK's authority. Some changes include restricting the KPK's authority to tap telephone conversations as well as the abolishment of the KPK's prosecution authority. (swd)