Police Ban Mass Demonstrations Around The DPR / MPR RI Building

JAKARTA - The police have prohibited the public from holding an action around the DPR / MPR RI building. The ban was due to the 2020 MPR Annual Session and a state speech from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. "We have anticipated that there are no demonstrations at all. Today, we cannot demonstrate in front of the DPR office, yes, not at all because today there is a speech activity. "said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Friday, August 14. With the ban, people who still choose to hold an action will be driven away. This is done by distracting the masses to demonstrate to other locations. "If there is a demonstration period leading up to the DPR, it will be directed by officers later," said Yusri. However, from the intelligence information obtained, said Yusri, there would be a wave of masses that would hold an action. around the DPR / MPR RI Building. However, the numbers are not large. "The numbers are small, not many," said Yusri. Previously, in anticipation of the security of thousands of joint personnel from the TNI, Polri, and Provincial Government (Pemprov), they had been alerted around the DPR / MPR RI building. from Polda, Polres, TNI and Pemda, "said Yusri. For your information, on Friday at the DPR / MPR RI Building, the MPR RI Annual Session will be held, which will be held in conjunction with the Joint Session of the DPR RI and DPD RI, as well as President Joko Widodo's state speech. submitting the 2021 RAPBN. The MPR RI Annual Session and the Joint Session of the DPR RI and DPD RI will begin at 09.00-11.00 WIB, then continue with a speech on government financial notes in the framework of the 2021 Draft State Budget starting at 14.00-16.00 WIB. The session began with singing the Indonesian national anthem "Indonesia. Raya "and continued with the opening of the Annual Session by the Speaker of the MPR, Bambang Soesatyo. Then, followed by a Joint Session of the DPR and DPD RI which will be opened by the Chairperson of the DPR RI Puan Maharani