Commission I Of The House Of Representatives Will Soon Complete The Sea Security Bill

JAKARTA - Member of Commission I of the DPR by Soleh said that his party is committed to immediately finalizing the discussion of the Sea Security Bill. Commission I of the DPR emphasized that the Sea Security Bill will be a priority in discussion and will become a regulation in securing the Indonesian sea.

This was also conveyed when the Maritime Security Committee of Commission I DPR RI held a hearing (RDP) with the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) on Monday, March 3.

"Sea Security Bill is a priority. As a state of law, legality is the main thing. We also discuss issues of institutional strengthening and resources," said Soleh, Tuesday, March 4.

By explaining, the Maritime Security Bill will use the Omnibus Law system. Maritime Security Omnibus Law is a regulation or law that combines various regulations related to maritime security into one new law.

"This Maritime Security Omnibus Law aims to overcome overlaps in regulations, strengthen law enforcement, and improve coordination between agencies," explained Soleh.

The legislator from West Java XI said that the discussion of the Sea Security Bill had been more than a decade ago. His party wants to immediately complete the discussion of the very important bill, so that Indonesia has a law that specifically regulates Maritime Security.

"This discussion is a form of the seriousness of the government and the DPR RI which is based on awareness of Indonesia's potential and challenges as a maritime country," said Soleh.

As a maritime country, he continued, Indonesia wants to have a reliable sea and coast guard. The institution, said Sou, not only maintains security and defense on territorial boundaries, but also ensures that the resources in the sea have an impact on the welfare of the people, especially fishermen.

"The fishermen must really be able to benefit from Indonesia's marine wealth. The marine wealth must have an impact on the welfare of the community," he said.

By asserting, the government must be more serious about protecting the Indonesian sea. Because he said, a lot of crimes occurred at sea.

"This crime is very detrimental to Indonesia. One of them is illegal fishing crimes," he said.

In 2023, added the Ministry of Maritime Affairs once said that illegal fishing losses that were not reported and not regulated (IUU fishing) reached 26 million tons per tofu. The value of the loss reached 23 billion dollars or around Rp. 340.81 trillion.

"For this reason, marine security must get serious attention. Maritime Security Omnibus Law is very urgent," concluded Soleh.