Comparative Study of Information Seeking hard Parliament

Several legislators who are members of the commission and fittings made study visits to foreign countries during this recess. Commission I visited five countries, namely France, Spain, Turkey, Russia and the U.S.. Commission VIII through the Special Committee Bill Poor Fakir went to China and Australia.
Commission X went to Spain and China to learn and see the sports facilities, libraries, studying education, and tourism. Meanwhile, the House Domestic Affairs Agency will be visited Britain and the United States.
Coordinator of Advocacy and Investigation Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (Fitra) Uchok Sky Gaddafi said, during the year 2011, the Parliament allocated a budget comparison study abroad amounted to USD 105.924 billion more. This value is equivalent to the 2301 scholarships for children of poor families to pursue education from primary school to university. Capping scholarships to children of poor families from elementary to college level this year is only Rp 46.038 million per person.
But that's not just because. The question that bothered, how open the honorable board members to socialize this working visit to the community. Vice Chairman of the House Taufik Kurniawan never revealed, according to the consensus-led consultation meetings, each working visit abroad should be disseminated to the public. However, it is difficult to obtain information on a working visit to a foreign country.
Let us look at the following Kompas.com experience. Commission VIII will leave for Australia on Wednesday (27/04/2011) tomorrow until Monday (05/02/2011) next week for a working visit the related discussion of the bill Handling Poor Fakir. What do the members of the State Council on the Kangaroo?
Since last week, Kompas.com trying to find information about the agenda of this comparative study. The result is nil. Commission Chairman Abdul Kadir Karding VIII and Vice Chairman of Commission VIII Chairun Nisa never managed to be contacted since last week via telephone in order to be confirmed on the agenda of this working visit.
Last week, there was a dial tone on the other side of the phone, but no one answered. Usually, the two leaders are always affordable journalists Commission. This morning, Tuesday (04/26/2011), Kompas.com trying to re-contact them, but their phone number is not active.
It is also common when Kompas.com contact the Vice Chairman of the Commission other VIII, Gondo Radityo Gambiro who led the way working visit delegation members of the Commission VIII of the other to China. Yesterday, an active cell phone but not removed when contacted.
Democratic politicians are just replied to two times via text message. The first short message containing a question regarding what topics will be asked Kompas.com if contacted. The second short message contains the promise will call back.
"I'll tel ya sy, msh current RPT. Tks," read the brief message. Unfortunately, Gondo no contact back until this morning. Similarly, when contacted again. An active cell phone never lifted.
Kompas.com also seek information on a comparative study on the official site council member Parliament. However, none have been found relevant information that a working visit abroad.
Efforts to nil also experienced when we come to the secretariat of the Commission VIII last week. Problem agenda of the visit, one secretariat staff asked us to ask the board members concerned. Clogged.
Information on working visit to the country angenda Kangaroos came from the Association of Indonesian Students in Australia (PPIA). In a release sent to the editor last week Kompas.com mentioned, during the six-day visit, members of the Board will be visited Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. A number of the agenda will be made, but none met with the parliamentary agenda for Australia. Why? According to the PPIA, visits were made during the parliamentary recess Australia.