Jakarta is no Longer the Capital City Since February 15, 2024, So What Happens to It?

"Jakarta is no longer the capital city since February 15, 2024, so what happens to it?"

Dream - Chairman of the Legislative Body (Baleg) of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR), Supratman Andi Agtas, stated that Jakarta is no longer designated as a Special Capital Region (DKI) as of February 15, 2024. This is an implication of the enactment of the Law on the State Capital (UU IKN). According to him, currently the Baleg of the DPR will discuss the Draft Law on Special Region of Jakarta (RUU DKJ) after receiving the List of Problem Inventories (DIM) from the government.

"The problem is, the DKI Bill lost its status since February 15th. That is the implication of the IKN Law. Well, that ended on February 15th," said Supratman, quoted on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Supratman mentioned that Jakarta currently does not have an official status. This is what makes the DPR's Baleg accelerate the discussion of the DKJ Bill to clarify Jakarta's status."

Jakarta is no Longer the Capital City Since February 15, 2024, So What Happens to It?

"Moving forward, he ensures that Jakarta remains an area with specific characteristics even though it is no longer the capital city of the country."

"Now, DKI doesn't have any status. That's what makes us have to accelerate. Well, thoughts towards that specificity are what give birth to ideas, one of which concerns Article 10. Because it's called a special region. Besides its specificity for the economic sector, finance, industrial center, and others," he said. "Even, he continued, Baleg targets that the discussion of the RUU DKJ should be completed no later than 7-10 days ahead."

"If possible, we want to resolve it, if we can hold a meeting the day after tomorrow, for example, it should be completed within a week to 10 working days, because DKI has already lost its status," he concluded. Previously, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian stated that the Draft Law on Special Jakarta Region (RUU DKJ) is an initiative of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR RI). Tito Karnavian mentioned that his party will study the draft of the RUU DKJ."

One controversial article in the draft of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (RUU DKJ) is that the governor and deputy governor will be appointed and dismissed by the president, taking into account the proposal of the DPRD. "Now, this is what happened, (RUU DKJ) is an initiative from the DPR. It means that the draft and formulation are made by the DPR. Later, it will be submitted to the government, we will read it, including Article 10 which concerns the appointment of the president for the governor and deputy governor," said Tito, on Thursday, December 7, 2024.

Tito stated that the government disagrees if regional leaders are appointed by the president. According to him, the government still wants regional leaders to be elected through the elections (Pilkada).

"Later we will ask in the discussion, what is the reason? We (the government) are in a position, the government's position is what we do (gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial elections) there are regional elections to respect the principles of democracy that have taken place," he said. Tito mentioned that they have not received any letters from the DPR or the draft of the DKJ Bill. Later, if it has been received, the President will appoint himself and the relevant minister to discuss the DKJ Bill with the DPR."

"I will read what the reasons are for the appointment of the governor and deputy governor of DKJ by the president, which previously went through the regional elections. We want to see what the reasons are," he said. The Minister of Home Affairs said that the government also has a concept regarding DKJ, but it does not change the mechanism that regional heads are appointed by the president. Instead, it still goes through the process of electing regional heads."

"Why? It has been going on for a long time. We respect the principles of democracy, so that's what I want to emphasize later if we are invited to discuss it in the DPR. The government's position is that the governor and deputy governor are elected through the Pilkada process. It is not through appointment."
Clearly, Tito.

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