VOI Today: Video Decrit Presiden Gus Dur Viral, Warganet Asks DPR To Disband, Can It Really Be?

The discourse on the disbandment of the DPR RI emerged after the increase in allowances for DPR members to Rp50 million per month. This allowance financed by the APBN sparked public anger.

Netizens were also busy discussing the Presidential Decree on July 23, 2001 issued by Former President Gus Dur or Abdurrahman Wahid.

At that time, President Gus Dur issued a Presidential Decree aimed at freezing the MPR and DPR, restoring sovereignty to the hands of the people, freezing the Golkar Party. However, the decree was rejected by the MPR.

The Special Session was still held and Gus Dur was impeached. The question is, is the dissolution of the DPR possible to occur in Indonesia? Constitutional Law expert Zainal Arifin Mochtar said that the dissolution of legislative institutions is impossible in Indonesia because Indonesia needs legislative institutions that have a supervisory function of the performance of the President and the government.

Therefore, disbanding the DPR RI is not a way out of the problems that are currently being faced.

According to him, the solution is to improve the institution. In this case, political parties have the biggest role to play in improving the performance or implementation of the function of the DPR RI. Check out the full information on VOI.id.