Commission II Of The House Of Representatives Proposes That The Position Of Deputy Village Head Is Regulated In The Village Law

Documentation - Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Junimart Girsang. (ANTARA/HO-DPR RI)

Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR, Junimart Girsang, proposed that regulations related to the position of deputy village head be regulated in the revision of Law (RUU) Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages.

"I propose through the revision of the Village Law which is now starting to process in the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR," he said in a written statement reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 21.

According to him, this has now become a very urgent need, considering that many village heads (kades) have recently been caught in legal cases and have even become corruption suspects.

"Because when there is a village whose village head is caught in a legal case, it is the deputy village head who will lead the village until the end of his term of office," he explained.

Junimart alluded to data from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which stated that from 2012 to 2021 there were 686 village heads throughout Indonesia who were caught in cases of corruption in village funds.

"Until 2021 alone, 686 village heads have been convicted of corruption cases, what about the current number as of 2023. As is currently viral, the Head of Lontar Village, Tirtayasa District, Serang Regency, Banten," he asserted.

He firmly stated that he fully supports the addition of the position of village heads and village officials, such as the village deliberation agency (BPD) to nine years per period from a six-year term per period as previously regulated in Law Number 6 of 2014.

"The nine-year term for one term is ideal in leading the village, but of course related to the period it must be regulated, it should only be two terms," he hoped.

Junimart admits that it is very supportive for the village heads and BPD as other village officials when they have finished carrying out their service duties to be given allowances in the form of full-service funds or severance pay.

"It is appropriate for them (the village head and BPD) who have served in building villages to be appreciated at the end of their position in the form of severance pay allowances, this may need to be regulated so that the allocation comes from the state budget," he hoped.

Previously, the DPR had officially determined the second amendment or revision of the Village Law as a bill proposed by the DPR initiative.

The process of the revision has now entered the stage of forming an academic drafnaskah at the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR, after going through the process, the draft will be discussed by the DPR with the government for further ratification into law.