DPR Leader Asks For Follow-Up On PDP Bill, Committee I Committee: Discussed Next Week

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JAKARTA - The Working Committee (Panja) said that discussions on the Personal Data Protection Bill (RUU PDP) would soon be carried out. In this way, the regulation can be ratified immediately.

This is in response to the government's commitment, in this case the Minister of Communication and Information, Johnny G Plate, who is committed to completing the PDP Bill. In addition, the leadership of the DPR has also asked Commission I of the DPR to follow up on the bill.

Chairman of the PDP Draft Bill Committee I Abdul Kharis Almasyhari, explained that his party had scheduled a discussion for next week.

"Next week, God willing, we will discuss it," said Kharis when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, March 23.

The PKS politician said that currently the schedule for wetting the DPR and the government was being drawn up for further action.

"The schedule is still being worked out," said Kharis.

Previously, the DPR leadership demanded the completion of the discussion of the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP) in Commission I. Along with the government's readiness through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to finalize the bill into law.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said that his party was already trying to follow up on the discussion of the PDP Bill in Commission I. According to him, the discussion of the law must be completed immediately so that it can be taken to the next stage.

"Today, we intend and have asked the leadership of Commission I to provide information on the extent of the discussions in Commission I. So that we at the DPR or at the leadership can direct the follow-up to the PDP Law," said Dasco at the DPR building.

Dasco admitted that he had received a request from the Ministry of Communication and Information so that the discussion of the PDP Bill could be concluded immediately. The DPR leadership, he said, agreed with the request and would immediately follow up on it.

"Of course we agree that the PDP Law must be finalized immediately," said Dasco.