MPR Annual Session Today, DPR Tightens Security, Here's The Schedule

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JAKARTA - The Secretariat General of the DPR has tightened security ahead of the Annual Session of the MPR, DPR, and DPD, which will be attended by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today, August 16, 2022.

According to VOI monitoring, at 07.00 WIB, the gates of the Senayan Parliament Building were already packed with vehicles lining up to enter. Health protocols and strict security are implemented at the entrance. Secretary General of the DPR Indra Iskandar said his party was also collaborating with the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres) by implementing a special procedure to maintain security and smoothness during the 2022 MPR Annual Session. head of high state institutions. So the security procedures have been arranged, I think Paspampres also has standards, and we have coordinated with us, and we have agreed," Indra said in his statement, Tuesday, August 16. do. We continue to socialize this to the Members, to the guests, so that tomorrow it won't be too long at the gate," he continued. Indra added, to make it easier for the media crew to get access to accelerated information during the session, including the President's Speech, the Speech of the Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, to The chairman of the MPR RI as a whole can be obtained through the SiPerdana application. “Exposures have been socialized. We will all be able to see tomorrow what is conveyed through the SiPerdana application, and of course we hope that everything goes smoothly and according to what we all want," said Indra. To note, the Annual Session of the MPR, DPR, and DPD will begin at 9.30 WIB by starting with an introductory speech for the 2022 MPR Annual Session by MPR Chairman Bambang Soesatyo.

Then, it was followed by an introductory speech to the DPR-DPD Joint Session by the Chairperson of the DPR, Puan Maharani.

This was followed by President Jokowi's speech in the context of submitting performance reports of state institutions as well as the speech of the 77th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

The event was resumed at 13.30 WIB with the opening speech of the First Trial Period for the 2022-2023 Session which was delivered by the Chairman of the House of Representatives.

Furthermore, President Jokowi will again deliver a speech in the context of delivering an introduction or government statement on the Bill on the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 and its financial notes.

Then the agenda moved on to submitting the Bill on the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 along with financial notes and supporting documents to the Chairman of the DPR by President Jokowi.

Followed by the submission of the Bill on the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 along with financial notes and supporting documents as well as a letter of request for consideration from the Chair of the DPR to the Chair of the DPD.

The MPR Annual Session, Joint Session, and DPR Plenary Meeting are scheduled to finish at 15.07 WIB.