Inaugurating The DPR Intelligence Supervisory Team, Puan Maharani: People's Representatives Supervise The Performance Of State Intelligence

DPR Speaker Puan Maharani Accompanied By Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Adies Kadir And Chairman Of Commission I Of The House Of Representatives Utut Adianto/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, inaugurated the Intelligence Supervisory Team formed by the DPR in the meeting room of Commission I of the DPR.

According to Puan, this team is a representation of the people in supervising the performance of state intelligence so as not to deviate from their main duties and work functions.

This team will work under the coordination of Sufmi Dasco Ahmad as Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Parliament Coordinator for Political and Security Affairs (Korpolkam).

"Later on, the task can be to synergize between all ministries/agencies, so that things that we need to anticipate or mitigate can be carried out properly and correctly," said Puan after inaugurating the DPR Intelligence Supervisory Team, Tuesday, December 3.

Puan explained that the formation of the Intelligence Supervisory Team was a follow-up to Law Number 17 of 2011 concerning State Intelligence. Article 43 paragraph (2) of the Law states that external supervision of State Intelligence operators is carried out by commissions at the Indonesian House of Representatives which specializes in handling intelligence, in this case is Commission I of the DPR.

In total there are 13 members of the Intelligence Supervisory Team from the DPR, of which 5 people are leaders. The five leaders of the DPR Intelligence Supervisory Team are Utut Adianto, Dave Lasono, G. Budisatrio Djiwanno, Ahmad Heryawan, and Anton Sukartono.

Puan hopes that the DPR Intelligence Supervisory Team can synergize with institutions or agencies related to intelligence as well as possible, such as the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), to the National Police Intelligence and Security Agency (Baintelkam).

"What is certain is that there must be synergy and coordination between all related parties so that we can build the nation and state without any misunderstanding," said the chairman of the PDIP DPP.

Puan emphasized that the task of State intelligence is to detect, identify, assess, analyze, interpret, and present intelligence in order to provide early warnings to anticipate various possible forms and properties of potential and real threats to the safety and existence of the nation and state as well as opportunities that exist for national interests and security.

Meanwhile, the team that has been inaugurated today has the task of representing the public so that state intelligence institutions can work according to their main duties and functions. That way, said Puan, people can trust the bodies that keep many of the country's secrets.

Puan also reminded the importance of cooperation between relevant stakeholders in order to optimally carry out the functions and duties of state intelligence.

"So that they have the same spirit, namely building a nation and a country properly without interests that harm the country," said Puan.

The following is the composition of the DPR Intelligence Supervisory Team:

Coordinator:

Deputy Speaker Of The Indonesian House Of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad

Leader:

Utut Adianto

Dave Laksono

G. Budisatrio Djiwandono

Ahmad Heryawan

Anton Sukartono

Member:

Junico BP Siahaan

Gavriel P Novanto

Enditapat Wijaya

Viktor Laiskodat

Abdul Halim Iskandar

Jazuli Juwaini

Farah Putri Nahlia

Rizki Aulia Rahman