Legislative Council Of The House Of Representatives Agrees On The Wantimpres Bill, Change Nomenclature To The Grand Advisory Council

Baleg DPR/DOK VOI

JAKARTA - The Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR agreed that the Draft Law (RUU) on Amendments to Law Number 19 of 2006 concerning the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) became the DPR's initiative bill and was brought to a plenary meeting to be approved.

The regulation changed the nomenclature to the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), and will regulate the number of members.

Chairman of the DPR Baleg Supratman Andi Agtas said the nomenclature change was based on the aspirations and wishes of all factions in the DPR. However, he ensured, the institutional function of Wantimpres will not change.

"The change concerns the nomenclature, which was previously the Presidential Advisory Council, where did it come from? Yes, from the aspirations of the wishes of all factions, the agreement was like that, but the function has not changed at all, that's one," said Supratman, Tuesday, July 9.

Then the composition of Wantimpres, which originally numbered nine people, including the chairman, will change the number following the president's needs when he officially became the Supreme Advisory Council.

"In the old Law, there are only eight Wantimpres members, now they are handed over to the president, adapted to his needs to be able to get the best people who can give the best consideration to the next president," explained Supratman.

In addition, continued Supratman, this bill also discusses the conditions that must be met by a member of the Supreme Advisory Council.

"The third concerns the terms of being a member of the Agung Advisory Council, that's all that concerns institutions, later Wantimpres will be his status as a state official," he continued.

According to Supratman, the number of DPA members is not limited so that the president has a wide space for movement. He believes that the president will select members selectively.

"We don't want to limit it, so as not to limit the president's space for movement, because it concerns the increasing number of people who can provide input to all people who have the capability and capacity, the better for this republic. The president will be selective later," said the Gerindra politician.