ICW Considers The Public Eligible To Be Angry With Jokowi Because Of The Election Bill To Be Speeded Up

Air photos of mass demonstrations against the ratification of the Pilkada Law in front of the DPR Building, Jakarta, Thursday (22/8/2024)/ANTARA PHOTO/Galih Pradipta/aww.

JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) considers it appropriate for the people to be angry with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) because of the revision of the Pilkada Law (UU). This was conveyed by the Coordinator of the ICW Political Corruption Division, Egi Primayogha in response to the accelerated discussion of the Pilkada Bill. Moreover, in the process the DPR RI is suspected of intending to annull the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK). "The “Publik deserves to be angry with Jokowi as the main actor in the revision of the Pilkada Law in the DPR," Egi told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, August 22. Egi also said that the public deserves to be angry because the revision of this law is considered to be beneficial for the Jokowi dynasty. So, you could say that policy corruption has occurred. " “ Profiting from certain individuals or groups is a form of policy corruption. Discussions in the DPR must be stopped immediately,” he said. “Publik can't be fooled, it's clear that the revision aims to benefit the Jokowi dynasty and its kronion,” continued this anti-corruption activist. Previously, the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI agreed on the Pilkada Bill in today's meeting. The bill was approved by eight of the nine factions in the DPR and only PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) refused.

During the meeting, the Legislative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ignored the interruptions from the PDIP several times. At the end of this discussion, the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the age limit for regional head candidates to the party threshold to nominate candidates was not followed.