Thousands of TNI-Polri Personnel Wll Escort the MPR Annual Session Today

Illustration of police apples (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The 2023 Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly of (MPR RI) Annual Session will be held at the Parliament Building, Senayan, today. A total of 2,450 personnel were deployed to secure these activities.

"A total of 2,450 personnel have been deployed (security)," said Head of Public Relations of Jakarta Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) Commissioner (Kombes) Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko in his statement, Wednesday, August 16.

The thousands of personnel deployed include 2,211 members of Polda Metro Jaya and police ranks, 150 Indonesian National Army (TNI) personnel, and 89 members of the Regional Government (Pemda).

MPR chairman Bambang Soesatyo previously said that the 2023 MPR annual session would be attended by around 1549 invitees.

"The series of annual MPR sessions will be held in one joint session with the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representative Council (DPD) which will be attended by around 1,549 invitees. Among them, the President and Vice President, former President and former Vice President, former Chairpersons of the MPR/DPR and DPD, as well as leaders of other state institutions will be present. "In addition, all members of the MPR from the DPR and DPD, Ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, as well as ministerial-level officials were also present," explained Bamsoet.

The main agenda of the MPR annual session and the joint DPR/DPD session in 2023 are President Joko Widodo's speeches which deliver reports on the performance of state institutions. In addition, President Jokowi will deliver a state speech in commemoration of the 78th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.