Anies Calls The DKJ Bill That Regulates The Governor Of Jakarta Appointed By An Ironic President

Presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan (Photo: DOK AMIN/Diah Ayu National Team)

Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, does not agree with the rules regarding the Governor and Deputy Governor of Jakarta appointed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia which is contained in the Draft Law on Special Regions of Jakarta (RUU DKJ). As a former governor of DKI Jakarta for the 2017-2022 period, Anies views Jakarta as a province with a fairly high level of democracy. The DKJ Bill, according to him, has even pushed back democratic freedom. "This is ironic. A city that is very mature in democracy should be a model for freedom of democracy. Do not let democracy back down," Anies told reporters in Lampung, Thursday, December 7. Freedom of democracy in Jakarta, continued Anies, is exhibited with the title of the Armoni Award given by the Ministry of Religion in 2020. "This means that people who are in harmony are safe, peaceful, can do good democracy in a place where the highest level of democracy is actually cut down by their democratic freedom," he said. The Law on the Special Region of Jakarta Province (RUU DKJ) was officially approved as a proposal for the DPR RI initiative. One of the rules, namely Article 10, states that the Governor and Deputy Governor of DKJ are appointed, appointed, and dismissed by the President by taking into account the DPRD's proposal or opinion. The decision was made in the 10th Plenary Meeting of the DPR RI Session Period II of the 2023-2024 Session Year at the Parliament Building, Senayan. The draft preparation of the DKJ Bill was previously discussed at the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI. Deputy Chairman of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI Achmad Baidowi alias Awiek clarified that the DKJ Governor-Deputy Governors were elected by the President of the Republic of Indonesia to emphasize the particularity of Jakarta after its status was no longer the nation's capital. "In particularity given, we agree that the most important priority is in the government system," said Awiek at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, December 5. Then, to bridge the political desire between those who want specialties to be directly appointed from this rule, the DPR added that the rules that the appointment and dismissal of the Governors of DKJ pay attention to the opinion of the DPRD. The middle way, according to Awiek, remains based on the principles of democracy. Because the election, even though it is not direct, still goes through a mechanism from the DPRD.

"That's the democratic process there. So it's not completely the democratic process is gone. Because democracy doesn't have to mean direct elections. Indirect elections also mean democracy. So when the DPRD proposes, there the democratic process, so not everything just disappears," said Awiek.