YLBHI Calls For Civil Disobedience Stops DPR Excise After The Pilkada Bill Is Speeded Up

Demonstration against the Pilkada Bill (DOK Nailin / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) invites the public to consolidate and prepare civil disobedience. This step is deemed necessary to stop the trivial practice of the revision of the Pilkada Law in the DPR RI. "“LBH YLBHI calls on all Indonesian people –buruh, farm, and urban poor – and students and young people throughout Indonesia to consolidate themselves and prepare civil disobedience to stop the corrupt and corrupt practices of the DPR, DPD and the government," said YLBHI Chairman M. Isnur in a written statement, Thursday, August 22. Isnur said that the rapid revision of the Pilkada Law and other unconstitutional laws had pursued the sovereignty of the people. Members of the council are considered to be more accommodating to the interests of the elected president, Prabowo Subianto and the political dynasty of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). “The fast pace in parliament is predictable. Some time ago, the coalition of political parties commanded by Prabowo and President Jokowi tried to build a fat coalition to face the 2024 Pilkada,” he stressed. This shows that the actors in the DPR do not run alone, Jokowi as President and Prabowo as presidential candidates clearly have an interest in turning on the articles that were canceled by the Constitutional Court, ” continued Isnur. This condition made LBH-YLBHI ask the DPR RI and President Jokowi to stop the revision of the Pilkada Law. The decision of the Constitutional Constitutional Court Number 60/PUU-XXII/2024 and the Constitutional Court Decision Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024 must be obeyed. “ There is no choice when to take to the streets, bring down the demons who stand close together. We move, speak up, and do the action until we win, "he said. Previously, the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI agreed to revise the Pilkada Law in a meeting on Wednesday, August 21 yesterday. The revision of the regulation was approved by eight of the nine factions in the DPR and only the PDI-P (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.