Heru Budi Said There Was A Ceremonial Release Of The Flag From The Jakarta Palace To IKN In August

Acting Governor of DKI Haru Budi Hartono (Photo: Public Relations of the DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono revealed that there will be a ceremony to transfer the red and white heritage to the capital city of the archipelago (IKN) ahead of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia. "There is a ceremonial that will later remove the flag and duplicate of the proclamation from Monas to the Jakarta Palace, later to the IKN Palace," said Heru in South Jakarta, Wednesday, May 29. Heru said there was a series of activities ahead of Independence Day at IKN, starting with a joint remembrance activity in the new capital city on August 1. At IKN, the government will hold a ceremony for the 19th Indonesian Independence Day on August 17 and continue with the inauguration of the mosque on August 18. "That is the initial framework for carrying out government activities at IKN," said Heru, who is also the committee for Indonesian Independence Day activities. The head of the Presidential Secretariat explained that when the commemoration of the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia was held at IKN, it meant that Jakarta officially left the status of the capital city and became a Special Region for Jakarta (DKJ). Heru also said that President Joko Widodo would issue a presidential regulation (perpres) that would ratify the transfer of IKN before Independence Day. "This means that it has become the central government's commitment that as soon as possible the Presidential Decree will be issued, so, the time is right to switch to DKJ," he explained.

Meanwhile, Jokowi has approved the issuance of Law No. 2 of 2024 concerning the Special Region of Jakarta on April 25, 2024.