Hurricane Varian Omicron, DPR Plenary Meeting Only Attended By 23 Physical Members

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia held the 14th Plenary Meeting for the Third Session of the 2021-2022 Session Year with strict health protocols this afternoon, Tuesday, February 8.

At this meeting, physical attendance restrictions were imposed in view of the increase in positive confirmed cases of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant within the Indonesian House of Representatives.

"It should be noted that the DPR will continue to carry out activities with attendance restrictions considering that Indonesia has entered the third wave of COVID-19," said DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad while chairing a plenary meeting at the DPR Building, Tuesday, February 8.

According to records from the Secretariat General of the House of Representatives, said Dasco, the attendance list was physically attended by 23 members, virtual 210 members, permission from 87 members. So that today's meeting participants amounted to 320 of the 575 members of the DPR RI.

There are several agendas this afternoon, namely first, the report of Commission XI of the DPR RI on the results of the fit and proper test of the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) submitted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.

Second, the report of Commission I of the DPR RI regarding the sale of State-Owned Goods in the form of the Ex-KRI Teluk Mandar-514 and KRI Teluk Turtle-513 ships to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense.

Third, the report of the Legislative Body of the DPR RI on the discussion of the Draft Law (RUU) on Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES).

Fourth, the opinion of the factions on the Bill on the initiative of the Legislative Body of the DPR RI regarding the Second Amendment to Law Number 12 of 2011 concerning the Establishment of Legislative Regulations.

Fifth, the opinions of the factions on the proposed bill on the initiative of Commission II of the DPR RI regarding five bills, namely the Bill on the Establishment of the Province of West Sumatra; Bill on the Establishment of Riau Province; Bill on the Establishment of Jambi Province; Bill on the Establishment of the Province of NTB Province; Bill on the Establishment of the Province of NTT Province.

Sixth, the extension of time for the discussion of the Bill on the Continental Shelf. Everything continues with decision making.