Tightening Supervision, DPR Encourages Transfer Of Authority For Issuing SIM

Member of DPR RI Suryadi Jaya Purnama/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - RI DPR member Suryadi Jaya Purnama has pushed for the transfer of authority to issue driving licenses (SIM) from the police to the Ministry of Transportation. June. This was conveyed in relation to the agenda for changing Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation (LLAJ). Although it has not been officially included in the 2022 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), Commission V of the DPR RI still has a meeting with the government and relevant stakeholders. "Currently there is still a Public Hearing Meeting (RDPU) with a number of experts and practitioners," he said. Ministry of Transportation, Indonesian National Police, application service providers, experts, academics, and other parties He said the PKS faction itself provided a number of critical notes in the initial drafting process of the LLAJ Bill. One of them concerns the testing, issuance, and supervision or legal action of a driving license (SIM).

"We support the transfer of authority regarding this driver's license from the police to the Ministry of Transportation," he emphasized. However, for supervision and or legal action against traffic violators, it remains with the police. "Later, SIM ownership will really be a proof of expertise or 'skill'. Therefore, for non-commercial SIMs, it will continue to be for life, "he said. , Chairman of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Tulus Abadi said the high number of accidents in Indonesia was due to many factors, including road infrastructure and vehicles. SIM issuance is still a lot less 'fair' so there is a phenomenon that is no longer relevant. We propose that the SIM issuance business process is 'reviewed' or re-examined," said Tulus. According to him, ideally, the SIM process should not be 100 percent under the authority of the police, whether in the context of driving license testing, issuance or law enforcement. posted in the transportation sector," he said.