Today, The Formula E Interpellation Plenary Meeting Against Anies Baswedan Is Still Being Held Even Though Not Approved By 7 Factions Of The DKI DPRD

Illustration - DKI Jakarta DPRD Plenary Meeting (Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Secretariat of the DKI DPRD continues to schedule a plenary meeting today with the agenda of determining the implementation of the Formula E interpellation. In fact, seven of the nine factions of the DKI DPRD stated that they refused to attend the plenary meeting. Will the interview be held?

Acting Secretary of DKI DPRD Augustinus admitted that the invitation to the plenary meeting made by the DKI DPRD Secretariat was only signed by the Chairman of the DKI DPRD.

Then, the invitation letter at the official DPRD meeting actually also requires the initial approval of the Deputy Chairperson of the DKI DPRD, which incidentally comes from the faction that rejects the interpellation.

Unfortunately, the four Deputy Speakers of the DPRD refused to initialize the invitation to the interpellation plenary meeting schedule.

Augustinus called himself only a facilitator for DPRD members. He has also reported to the Chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, regarding his deputy's reluctance to initialize the plenary schedule.

"I have already conveyed this to the Chairman. I said, 'Mr. Chairman, this was not initialed by any of the representatives, it is not acceptable to initialize'," said Augustinus, Monday, September 27.

However, said Augustinus, Prasetyo was determined to start the plenary meeting to determine the interpellation today, Tuesday, even without the approval of his representatives.

"The chairman still signed and said he would continue to exercise this right of interpellation, because this right of interpellation is one of the council's rights as well. Then this is just asking for policies related to Formula E. The chairman said that to me," explained Augustinus.

The seven factions have their reasons for not going to the plenary meeting room today. Deputy Chairman of the DKI DPRD from the Gerindra faction, Mohamad Taufik, emphasized that the seven factions would not attend the plenary meeting because the agenda was considered illegal.

"Seven factions and four deputy chairmen of the DKI DPRD stated that the plenary meeting held on Tuesday, September 28 was not appropriate to attend because it was an illegal act," said Taufik.

Taufik considers that the interpellation plenary schedule decided by Prasetyo violates Article 80 Paragraph 3 of Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2020 concerning the Order of the DKI DPRD.

The plenary schedule for the interpellation was decided at the Jakarta DPRD Deliberative Body (Bamus) meeting this morning. However, said Taufik, there was no inclusion of the Formula E interpellation in the discussion list of the previous Bamus invitation.

In this case, the interpellation discussion was inserted during the Bamus meeting. "There are seven agendas (in the invitation to the Bamus meeting). The interpellation agenda does not exist," said Taufik.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, thinks that there is nothing wrong with setting the interpellation plenary schedule. Prasetyo denied discussing the illegal plenary meeting schedule because it was not stated in the invitation to the Bamus meeting.

This member of the PDIP faction emphasized that the PKS, Golkar, Democratic, and NasDem parties in the Bamus meeting room on Monday morning were also unmoved when the plenary schedule was determined.

Therefore, Prasetyo views that the determination of the plenary schedule for the interpellation is already a rule. Bearing in mind, none of the members of the seven factions expressed their rejection of the schedule.

The arguments that came, Prasetyo said, actually came from the Bamus meeting participants who demanded that the use of the right to ask questions be scheduled immediately.

"We have given those present (at the Bamus meeting) the opportunity to express their opinions. Why are there those from the faction who disagreed (interpellated) in the meeting. But they didn't say anything until I knocked on the hammer," said Prasetyo.