JAKARTA - The DPR RI has approved the acceptance of a grant for defense and security equipment (Alpalhankam) of the type Patrol Boat 18 M-Class worth 1.9 billion Yen from the Japanese government. This approval was taken in the plenary session of the DPR RI after it was previously approved by the DPR Commission I.
"Allow us to represent the leadership and members of Commission I of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia to convey the results of the discussion report related to the approval of the grant as stipulated in Article 23 paragraph 1 of Law Number 17 of 2003 concerning State Finance," said Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Dave Laksono at the beginning of his report in the plenary session held at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, February 19.
Dave emphasized that the approval of the Indonesian House of Representatives is a mandatory requirement for the government in receiving grants or loans from the government and foreign institutions.
In following up on the letter from the Deputy Chairman of the DPR RI Number T/30/PW.11.01/01/2026 on January 20, 2026, said Dave, Commission I of the DPR RI has held a working meeting with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, the Commander of the TNI along with the ranks of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
"The meeting resulted in the following strategic decisions. Commission I of the DPR RI approves the acceptance of a patrol boat 18 M-class grant worth 1,900,000,000 (one billion nine hundred million) Yen from the Government of Japan to the Indonesian Navy through the Official Security Assistance or OSA scheme as proposed in the letter of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia to the Speaker of the DPR RI number B/2875/M/XI/2025 dated November 24, 2025," said Dave.
Responding to the report of the head of Commission I of the DPR, the Speaker of the DPR Puan Maharani as the head of the plenary meeting then asked all members of the DPR whether they agreed to receive the Alpalhankam grant from Japan or not.
"The council session that we respect, then we ask the honorable council session, whether the report of the DPR RI Commission I on the approval of the receipt of the 18 M-Class Patrol Boat grant from the Japanese government can be approved?" asked Puan followed by the approval of members of the DPR RI who were present in the plenary meeting.
Puan also informed that the board's leadership had received a letter from the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia number B/185/M/I/2026 dated January 27, 2026, regarding the notification of the cancellation of the plan to receive the Alpalhankam grant from South Korea which had received approval at the previous DPR RI plenary session.
"For this reason, we ask for the approval of the factions against the cancellation of the plan to receive the Alpalhankam grant from South Korea, can it be approved?" said Puan.
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