Coordinating Minister Yusril: Follow Up All Demands 17+8 Need Time

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections (Kumham Imipas) Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that the realization of all points in 17+8 of the People's Demands required time for improvement.

Therefore, not all demands can be realized by the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) in the near future.

Yusril explained that demands that have not been realized include improvements to existing laws and regulations.

"But basically the government is giving a positive response to the demands of our people to make various improvements which so far have been deemed insufficient and urged to make improvements and improvements," said Yusril as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, September 8.

That way, against several demands that can be immediately followed up, he said, the government would do so, such as explaining to the public regarding the response and coordination.

Likewise with the demands of improving law enforcement officials (APH), he emphasized that this has become a commitment for the government to continue to make improvements and improvements.

Therefore, it is hoped that APH will carry out its duties in line with the applicable legal corridors and prioritize aspects of respect, recognition, and protection of human rights (HAM).

Although not all demands are addressed to the government because some are addressed to the DPR, Yusril believes that the Parliament will also provide a positive response to the demands of the people.

"Against the demands aimed at the government, of course we will give a positive response in that direction even though not all of these demands can be realized immediately," he said.

The "Transparency, Reform, Empathy" people's demands were uploaded by a number of public figures on social media. The demands included 17 demands that were urged to be resolved within one week and eight demands with a deadline of one year.

The first point in the 17 demands is to form an investigative team for the death of online motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan who was run over by the Brimob Polri vehicle and all victims of violence by officers, to stop the TNI's involvement in the civilian realm, to demand that the DPR must involve itself in public forums.

Meanwhile, eight other demands, namely demanding massive reform of the DPR, reform of political parties, tax reform, and demanding to immediately ratify the Bill on Asset Confiscation.