Members Suggest JIS Special Committee, Gerindra Faction DPRD: It's OK To Be Critical

JAKARTA - Members of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the Gerindra faction proposed the formation of a special committee (pansus) to investigate the cause of the collapse of the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) tribune barrier in terms of the quality of building construction.

Responding to this, a member of the Gerindra faction of the DKI DPRD as well as the Deputy Chair of the DPD Gerindra DKI, Syarif said that it was just a critical attitude from his party mates as members of the council.

"Yes, if you are critical, you can. It's for the good of the community, for the benefit of the community. Whoever the governor is, whether he is promoted or not, it's okay to be critical," Syarif told reporters, Friday, August 12.

Although the JIS Special Committee was proposed by its members, Syarif emphasized that the Gerindra Faction itself had not yet reached an agreement to support this. This is because there has been no formal discussion regarding the JIS special committee plan in the Gerindra Faction's internal meeting.

"That's the opinion of the members, it has not become an institutional decision, there has been no discussion about the (special committee) at faction meetings. But I respect and appreciate it as a dynamic in commission meetings related to the JIS special committee proposal," explained Syarif.

For information, Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD opened a discourse to form a special committee (pansus) to investigate the cause of the collapse of the JIS tribune barrier in the middle of the grand launching event with a concert agenda to a football match on Sunday, July 24.

As stipulated in PP Number 12 of 2018, the special committee was formed in a plenary meeting at the suggestion of DPRD members. The members of the Special Committee are made up of at most 25 people, consisting of members of the relevant commissions proposed by each faction.

The proposal for the special JIS development committee emerged during a working meeting of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Commission B which summoned the ranks of the BUMD PT Jakpro and the DKI Regional-Owned Enterprise Development Agency (BP BUMD).

Member of Commission B of the DKI DPRD from the Gerindra faction, Ichwanul Muslimin, stated that the formation of a special committee was needed because there were doubts about the quality of the building from the incident when the barrier collapsed when the stadium was just inaugurated.

"If needed, form a special JIS special committee. So, don't play around. Let's just say it. This is a large (development) budget, but in just a few months, it will be damaged," said Ichwanul at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Tuesday, August 2.

After the meeting, the Head of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Ismail, admitted that his party would continue the discussion regarding the certainty of forming the JIS special committee. Commission B will finalize the plan for the initiation of the special committee, before it is proposed to the leadership of the DPRD.

"There are two things that we will do later to prepare for it. First, we will first make sure at the internal meeting of Commission B, whether this is indeed feasible for us to propose a special committee or is it sufficient in the internal evaluation meeting. Second, we will look at the rules related to the formation of the special committee. the special committee, yes whether this is feasible or not," said Ismail.