After Throwing Bottles At The Leadership Of The DPR/Banggar, The Masses Broken The Right Side Fence Near The Ministry Of Environment And Forestry

The DPR Fence was broken by the demonstrators (DOK Jehan / VOI)

JAKARTA - The demonstration against the Pilkada Bill which was held by a number of elements in front of the DPR/MPR/DPD Building is getting warmer. After throwing bottles at the Banggar chairman, the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Mass has now broken into the gate of the people's house. The gate that was broken was on the right side near the Ministry of Environment (KLHK) or which led to Palmerah Station, Jalan Gatot Soebroto. The crowd tried to push in through the fence that was broken. The police immediately rushed and blocked the crowd trying to enter. Until now, according to VOI's monitoring in the field, the demonstration is still ongoing. Previously, the masses held a demonstration to reject the efforts of the DPR RI to hold a plenary meeting that would approve the ratification of the Pilkada Bill into law. However, the plenary meeting was postponed because the number of meeting participants did not reach the quorum because only 86 of the 575 members of the DPR RI attended. In accordance with the Regulation of the House of Representatives Number 1 of 2020 concerning Order, Article 281 paragraph (1) states that the chairperson of the meeting opens a meeting if at the predetermined time to open the meeting more than 1/2 of the number of meeting members consisting of more than 1/2 faction elements.

In paragraph (2) it is stated that if at the predetermined time it has not been attended by 1/2 of the number of meeting members consisting of more than 1/2 faction elements as referred to in paragraph (1), the chairperson of the meeting announced the postponement of the meeting opening. It is also explained in paragraph (3) that the postponement of the opening of the meeting as referred to in paragraph (2) is carried out within a maximum period of 30 minutes.