Moved To East Kalimantan Because It Is No Longer Possible To Organize The Capital City Of Jakarta

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JAKARTA - The government plans to move the nation's capital city from Jakarta to Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan in 2024. One of the goals is due to equality and economic justice in Indonesia. Jakarta is also too heavy a burden to be the capital city.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said it was difficult to fix Jakarta by rearranging it because the development here was already so massive.

Mahfud assessed that the relocation of the country's capital city echoed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was right. This is because it is difficult to maintain Jakarta as the nation's capital.

"Regarding the relocation of the capital, there is no complicated problem. It is a matter of ordinary matters that only concerns objective needs. Jakarta is difficult to maintain as the capital city if you look at developments to date and in the future," said Mahfud, when met at the Shangri-la Hotel , Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 22.

According to Mahfud, he is sure that the completion of the regulation on moving the capital city can be done quickly. "It was difficult to remodel from the start. Then through a process of in-depth study the government finally decided to move the capital city and if it was not too politicized (the process was fast) because the agreement had already been made. It was just a matter of changing some laws," he said.

Mahfud explained, the Government and the DPR will immediately complete the discussion of the draft Omnibus Law on the Transfer of the State Capital. Moreover, this bill is included in the 2020 priority prolegnas.

"We will start with the spatial layout. The site plan has been determined from now on. It will be just what the process will be done in the DPR. Because many laws mention Jakarta as the capital city," said Mahfud.

"Not only the special laws concerning DKI Jakarta, but many other laws that mention the ministry's office in the capital city of Jakarta. It will be combed one by one which mentions Jakarta as the capital, which will be included (revised)," he said.

Ominbus law IKN

The Legislative Body (Baleg) of the DPR said that the omnibus law of the State Capital (IKN) had the most opportunity to immediately complete the discussion. However, that does not mean that the other three omnibus law bills that are included in the 2020 Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) cannot be completed.

Deputy Chairman of Baleg Willy Aditya explained whether the discussion is fast or not depends on the draft made by the government. How solid the draft was made and how many parties were involved in the drafting.

Willy said, if there were many shortcomings in the draft, of course the DPR would cover those shortcomings by listening to various aspirations through the General Hearing Meeting (RDPU).

According to Willy, the omnibus law that has the most opportunity to be resolved immediately is the IKN omnibus law. Because, the bill is relatively not too complicated in substance.

"But the progress is significant, the one that can be fast is the IKN. Omnibus law is the capital city because it is relatively not too complicated," said Willy.

As previously reported, until now, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has not yet received the draft Law (RUU) related to the Omnibus Law.

Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, admitted that he did not know whether the government submitted the Omnibus Law draft simultaneously or in stages. It is known, in addition to Job Creation, the Omnibus Law is also related to Taxation, the State Capital, and Pharmacy.

"We will receive it at the latest next week. Right now, many drafts of bills are circulating and they become polemic in the community," said Dasco.