There Is No IKN Surpres Yet, Minister Of Home Affairs Affirms That Jakarta Is Still A Special Capital Area

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs M Tito Karnavian emphasized that Jakarta's status is still a Special Capital Region. The reason is that the Surpres has moved the capital city to the capital city of the archipelago (IKN) has not yet been issued.

This was conveyed by Tito after discussing the revision of the Special Jakarta Regional Law (DKJ) with the DPR Baleg, Monday, November 18.

Tito conveyed that there needs to be an affirmation from the results of the discussion of the DKJ Law regarding the status of Jakarta. Moreover, Jakarta will carry out the Pilkada on 27 November.

"So there must be an article insertion that emphasizes that when the capital city moves to IKN with a Presidential Decree, Jakarta's status is no longer Special for the Capital City, but it's called a Special Region for Jakarta. So, this is the gubernatorial election, November 27, this is the DKI gubernatorial election or the DKJ gubernatorial election. Then there is the DPRD, from DKI or DKI DPRD DKJ. It used to be the DKI DPRD, right. Now there is the DPD RI, the DPR RI for the DKI or DKJ election areas," said Tito.

"Now that status before moving the IKN with the Presidential Decree, the governor is the governor of DKI, the DPRD is the DKI DPRD, then the others are also the DPD RI DPR RI for the DKI electoral district. But once the Presidential Decree is issued, the status of the capital city moves to IKN, then the governor's name will not be the Governor of DKI, but the Governor of DKJ. Then the DPRD is the DKJ DPRD," he continued.

Tito said that in the old law, four articles were not included regarding the governors of DKI or DKI Jakarta, DKI DPRD or DKJ, or the election of regional heads of DKI or DKI Jakarta and the DPR RI in DKI or DKJ. So according to him, there needs to be an article governing these four things.

Because the Presidential Decree of IKN has not yet been issued by the President, Tito said, Jakarta is currently still the capital city of Indonesia. Meanwhile, IKN status is not yet the new capital city.

"Not yet (IKN). Still in Jakarta. There is one article in the IKN law, that the status of the capital city from Jakarta IKN will be determined by the president's regulation. So later the president's or the presidential regulation, it's up to Mr. Prabowo when, when it's ready, a presidential regulation will be made regarding the change of movement of the capital city," explained Tito.

Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI