Different Ways Presidents, Legislators And People 'Sell The DPR'

JAKARTA - "Sold because it is useless." "For sale (the DPR Building) and its contents." "Sold cheap. Please discard the contents." Description of various ads on e-commerce . Advertisers are the people. The object of the advertisement, members of the DPR. Looks dime. But this is his true insinuation. The DPR responded, asking the police to intervene in what they called harassment. Besides being absurd. The DPR's statement is unnecessary. This is because the DPR has been sold for a long time. Ratification of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill, proof.

According to VOI research , there are four accounts that sell the building on the ecommerce platform Shopee. One of them even posted an advertisement for the sale of the DPR Building and the " importers " in it. The term impostor refers to the game Among Us . In that game, the impostor is a con artist who is also a killer at the same time.

In addition there is another account that sells the DPR Building for Rp. 99 thousand with a description: Sold with its contents. Sold because it's useless. Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion, Dedi Kurnia Syah, said that the advertising parade was a form of public cynicism towards the parties involved in the ratification of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill.

The DPR, through its secretary general, Indra Iskandar, responded to this advertisement by asking the police to intervene. Indra also called the public's reaction an inappropriate joke. "This is BMN (state property)," Indra told reporters at the DPR Complex, Wednesday, October 7.

"So if there are such jokes , it is actually very insinuative. That is a matter for the Ministry of Finance and the police. And I think the police must take firm action. This is BMN (state property). So such jokes are inappropriate, yes," added Indra.

Whose firm action?

Indra doesn't need to carry the police around. In fact, there is no need to even respond. After all, the DPR has been "sold" for a long time. Day after day the discussion of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill until its secret ratification, Monday, October 5 is evidence. Not only buildings, in fact. The members of the board, together with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), are considered to have sold the country through the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill.

"The state was sold by the President and the DPR who agreed to the Omnibus Law," said Chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Asfinawati when contacted by VOI , Wednesday, October 7. So, if someone has to be cracked down by the police, who will it be?

Asfin admitted that he was not surprised by the facts related to the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill which had occurred in recent days. Signs of fraud have been smelled since the beginning of the formation of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill, which in Asfinawati's eyes was made specifically for the interests of large capital owners. The oligarchs. And that fact is straightforward. As plain as the fact, the law has a miserable impact on society.

Regarding labor regulations, for example. Asfin said the Omnibus Law regulation on the Job Creation Bill was included in the category of modern slavery. "If we look earlier, for example. Regarding labor regulations it is regulated and is included in the category of modern slavery. For example, there is no maximum number of years for contracts. And there are many other examples," he explained.

Not only that. The Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill also has the potential to destroy nature. The regulation is clearly made without considering environmental factors. And one more time. All the cheating was clearly displayed. So, it became natural when a wave of rejection flowed profusely from various circles, including workers, students, activists, even academics and religious leaders.

"That's why academics, professors, are angry. If it's not too much, how can they possibly move," he said.

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Who sells it to whom?

The smell was rancid from the start. Asfin said the formation of the Omnibus Law Cipta Kerja was a scandal, even since the formation of the Omnibus Law Task Force. He explained that the composition of the Omnibus Law Task Force was not ideal because it was dominated by 127 businessmen. And not a few of them are close to the center of power. Former success teams and entrepreneurs who have links in policy formation.

A number of big names are sitting in the Omnibus Law Task Force, including Lippo Group CEO James Riady, President Commissioner of Bosowa Corporation Erwin Aksa, Commissioner of PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk., Bobby Gafur Umar, Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Hariyadi Sukamdani, Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for Manpower and Industrial Relations Anton J. Supit, Chairman of the Indonesia National Shipowners Association (INSA) Carmelia Hartoto, and Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Industry Johnny Darmawan.

In addition, the draft Omnibus Law Bill, according to Asfin's notes, seemed to be hidden, especially during discussions by the government. Then, at level II discussions, the manuscript was not distributed to members of the DPR as a whole. "The process in this task force was abnormal and closed," read a poster YLBHI notes obtained by VOI .

And the discussion of the beleid being rushed up to midnight, it is a big anomaly. According to Asfin, this has rarely happened before. The pattern continued day after day of discussion. The climax was the closing session, which was scheduled to be held on October 8, suddenly being pushed forward to October 5. At that time, the Omnibus Law Bill was passed. Meanwhile, members of the board who were present at the time of approval did not receive a physical copy. Even the chairman of the trial turned off the microphones of board members who protested.

From the government side, the person most responsible for this problematic legal product is Jokowi. The idea for the Omnibus Law was first sparked in a state speech shortly after he was appointed President of the Republic of Indonesia for the second term, after winning the 2019 Presidential Election.

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The following is the content of Jokowi's speech at the MPR RI plenary session on October 20, 2019:

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Greetings and Prosperity to All of Us, Om Swastyastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Kindness, I respect the Leaders and all members of the MPR; What I respect, Mr Prof. Dr. KH Ma'ruf Amin, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia; I respect Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputeri, the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia;

What I respect, Mr Prof. Dr. Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia;

Mr. Hamzah Haz, 9th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia; Mr. Prof. Dr. Boediono, 11th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia; Mr. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, 12th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia;

What I honor the heads of state and government and special envoys from friendly countries; What I respect are the leaders of the high state institutions; Other guests who I respect. Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow & countrymen.

Our dream is that in 2045, in a century of independent Indonesia, Indonesia should, God willing, have emerged from the middle-class income trap. Indonesia has become a developed country with an income calculated from Rp. 320 million per capita per year or Rp. 27 million per capita per month. That's our target. Our target is together.

Our dream is that in 2045, Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product will reach US $ 7 trillion. Indonesia is already in the top 5 world economies with poverty close to zero percent. We have to get there. We have calculated, we have calculated, the target is very reasonable and it is very possible for us to achieve it. However, they don't come automatically, they don't come easily. It must be accompanied by hard work, and we must work fast, it must be accompanied by the productive works of our nation. In a world full of risks, which is very dynamic and competitive, we have to keep developing new ways, new values. Don't get caught up in a monotonous routine.

Innovation should not be just knowledge. Innovation is culture. A little story, my first year at the palace, when inviting the public to halalbihalal, protocol asked me to stand at that point, I followed. The second year, halalbihalal again, protocol asked me to stand at the same point, at that point again. I immediately said to the State Secretary,

"Sir, let's move locations. If we don't move, it will become a habit. It will be considered as a rule and even later will become like a law." This is called monotony and routine. Again, breaking into a routine is one thing. Increasing productivity is another priority. Our work should no longer be process oriented, but must be oriented towards tangible results.

I often remind the ministers, our job is not only to make and implement policies, but our job is to make people enjoy services and enjoy the results of development. Often the bureaucracy reports that programs have been implemented, budgets have been spent, and accountability reports have been completed. When asked, the answer is "The program has been implemented, Sir." However, after being checked in the field, after I asked the people, it turned out that the community had not received any benefits. It turns out that the people haven't felt the results.

Again, the main thing is not the process, the main thing is the result. How to check it is easy. Just see when we send messages via SMS or WA. There is sent, which means it has been sent. There is delivered, meaning it has been received. Our job is to guarantee delivered, not just guarantee sent.

I don't want the bureaucracy for just sending-sending work. I ask and I will insist that the bureaucratic task is making it delivered. The task of the bureaucracy is to ensure that the benefits of the program are felt by the community.

Ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia who I am proud of, Our potential to break out of the middle income country trap is enormous. Currently, we are at the peak of the demographic dividend, where the population of our productive age is much higher than that of the unproductive age. This is a great challenge as well as a great opportunity. This becomes a big problem if we are unable to provide job opportunities.

But it will be a great opportunity if we are able to build superior human resources. With the support of a conducive political ecosystem and a conducive economic ecosystem. Therefore, in the next 5 years we want to work on:

First, HR development will be our top priority, building hardworking, dynamic HR. Build skilled human resources, master science and technology. Inviting global talents to work with us.

Even then, it cannot be achieved with old ways, new ways must be developed. We need a large endowment fund for our HR management. It is also important to optimize cooperation with industry. And also the use of technology that makes it easier to reach all corners of the country.

Second, we will continue infrastructure development. Infrastructure that connects production areas with distribution areas, which facilitates access to tourist areas, which boosts new jobs, which accelerates the added value of the people's economy.

Third, we must simplify all forms of regulatory constraints, we must cut them, we must cut them. The government will invite the DPR to issue 2 major laws. First, the Job Creation Law. Second, the UMKM Empowerment Law.

Each of these laws will become an Omnibus law, namely one law that simultaneously revises several laws, even dozens of laws. Dozens of laws that hamper job creation were immediately revised at once. Dozens of laws that hinder the development of MSMEs will also be immediately revised.

Fourth, we must continue to make large-scale bureaucratic simplification. Investment for job creation must be prioritized. Long procedures have to be cut.

We have to cut the long bureaucracy. Echelonisation must be simplified. Echelon I, echelon II, echelon III, echelon IV, aren't there too many? I ask that it be simplified to just 2 levels, replaced by functional positions that value expertise, respect competence.

I also ask the ministers, officials and bureaucrats to seriously guarantee the achievement of the goals of the development program. For those who are not serious, I will not forgive. I make sure, I will take it off.

In the end, the fifth is economic transformation. We must transform from dependence on natural resources into the competitiveness of modern manufacturing and services that have high added value for the prosperity of the nation for the sake of social justice for all Indonesian people.

Ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia, whom I respect, on this historic opportunity, please allow me, on my personal behalf, on behalf of Vice President KH Ma'ruf Amin, and on behalf of all the Indonesian people, to express my gratitude and highest appreciation to you. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, who has worked hand in hand in running the government for the last 5 years.

I also express my gratitude to all state institutions, to the ranks of the government apparatus, TNI and Polri, as well as all components of the nation who have participated in guarding the government for the past 5 years so it can run well.

Concluding this speech, I invite my fellow countrymen and countrymen to jointly commit:

"Pura babbara 'sompekku ...

Pura Tangkisi 'golikku ... "

"My screen has expanded ...

My steering is attached ... "

We together

Towards advanced Indonesia !!!

Thank you,

Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

God bless you.

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om, Namo Buddhaya.

So, in Asfin 's eyes, with all the notes above, there is no other choice but to reject the implementation of the Omnibus Law. "The omnibus law must not be enforced at all because it is not in the interests of the people at large, while the law is for the public interest," he said.