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BANDUNG, KOMPAS.com - Those who will work in the Information Commission (KI) provinces must quit his post. Provisions that apply to corporate officers or local government. The Commission must be established before 30 April 2010.

Chairman of the Central Information Commission (KIP) A Alamsyah Saragih in Bandung, Monday (15/3/2010), say, those from provincial governments (provincial) should quit his post, but remained status as civil servants (PNS).

"The element that is not the government also must be from civil servants, but they are considered to understand the bureaucracy as well as academics can work at KI province," he said.

Governor may set them as elements of local government. According to Alamsyah, those who come from the public and held positions as director of certain institutions and officials of political parties should also be asked to remove it because it works in full at KI.

"If not, can bias later on with his work. The number of members of the provincial KI five people," said Alamsyah. They consist of four people from the general public and one from the provincial. The amount of the general public more because KI should maintain independence.

Alamsyah said the number of members of the KIP seven people consisting of two people from the government and the rest of society. Workers from the government should stay there because it was defined in Act No. 14 of 2008 on the Openness of Public Information.