Puan Maharani: DPR Appreciates President Jokowi's Push For Ratification Of The TPKS Bill

Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani/DOK via ANTARA

JAKARTA - DPR Speaker Puan Maharani welcomes President Joko Widodo's response to accelerate the ratification of the Draft Law on Sexual Violence (RUU TPKS). This will be handled by the presence of the TPKS Bill, which is an initiative of the DPR," said Puan in a written statement, Tuesday, January 4. The DPR will soon ratify the TPKS Bill as a proposed DPR initiative because it has repeatedly stated that its institutions are ready to work quickly so that the bill can be passed. after the recess," he said However, President Jokowi has asked the Government Task Force to handle the TPKS Bill to prepare a Problem Inventory List (DIM) against the draft bill that has been prepared by the DPR.

Therefore, Puan hopes that every mechanism that is running related to the discussion of the TPKS Bill can run smoothly. "We hope that Mr. President's positive response will be followed up by sending a Presidential Letter (Surpres) after the TPKS Bill will be legal as an initiative of the DPR," he said. ready to work optimally in the discussion of the TPKS Bill with the government in the future. Puan asked the Government to have the same commitment in carrying out the discussion because the TPKS Bill is very much needed related to cases of sexual violence in Indonesia. representatives of the Government together with the DPR so that the ratification of the TPKS Bill can be accelerated according to the applicable mechanism," he said. The former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) reminded that cases of sexual violence in Indonesia were very urgent. nation against the TP Bill KS so that victims of sexual violence can get more social and legal protection guarantees. "Laws that focus on victims of sexual violence are absolutely necessary. In addition, with the TPKS Law, Puan said, the state can provide maximum protection and services to its citizens, especially women and children.