The Governor Appointed By The President, Otda Experts Ask The Government To Reject The DKJ Bill

Meeting at the House of Representatives: PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

The government was asked to reject the Draft Jakarta Special Region Law (RUU DKJ), especially the rules regarding the appointment of the Governor of Jakarta by the president.

Regional autonomy expert (otda), Djohermansyah Djohan, believes that the regulation on the appointment of the Governor of Jakarta by the president will make democracy resign and suppress the votes of ten million Jakarta residents.

Therefore, the government was asked to reject the DKJ Bill, especially those governing the position of governor and deputy governor appointed by the president. Because the position has the potential only to accommodate the practical political interests of the president in power.

"Of course there is the potential for the president to give the position of Governor of Jakarta to people who are incompetent or to relatives. If the person appointed as Governor of Jakarta is not true, or is close to his family, it will injure democracy," said Djohermansyah, Sunday, December 10.

The former Director General of Otda of the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that actually the steps taken by the DPR to summon special laws for Jakarta were correct. This is because the law that regulates Jakarta has changed, from the beginning as the capital city of the country has now turned into an autonomous region.

"The law that regulates Jakarta's special areas is indeed a necessity because the law that regulates Jakarta has changed because Jakarta, which is regulated in Law Number 29 of 2007, Jakarta as the nation's capital," he explained.

Djohermansyah admitted that after studying the DKJ Bill, and assessed that the bill was quite good, especially related to the development of Jakarta as the center of the national economy, the global city, so there must be authority in certain fields. For example, better public services, authority to regulate investment, labor, industry, and trade.

"Unfortunately, why should we slip the rules if the Governor and Deputy Governor of Jakarta will be appointed by the president. I think that should be corrected," concluded Djohermansyah about the DKJ Bill.