DOB Policy will continue to run

The plan for the expansion of the New Autonomous Region (DOB) is still a hotly debated polemic. A series of rejections related to DOB occurred. Demonstrations to firm statements from several individuals. However, the central government stated that the plan for the division of the province in Papua would continue. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD said the plan for the formation of a new new autonomous region in Papua continues.

Furthermore, Mahfud said, there are parties who like or dislike new autonomous regions in Papua, it is normal. “For the DOB government, that is the way. That some like it, some don't, that's normal.

Any law is not just new autonomous regions, if you want to see those who disagree, there are those who disagree," said Mahfud MD at the Presidential Palace Complex, Monday (23/5/2022).

Mahfud said, the President's Letter (Surpres) regarding the Draft Law on the formation of new autonomous regions (DOB) has been submitted to the DPR.
The regents are also preparing to become candidates for governor in the new autonomous regions. On the other hand, Mahfud revealed that there were still only demonstrations that did not agree with the DOB.

"We just want to see later on the legal and political procedures, whether the constitutional procedures are correct or not now, if the question of opinion can be different.

That will be decided later," he explained.

For information, the DPR officially stipulates three bills related to the division of territory in Papua into a DPR initiative bill in the DPR plenary meeting on April 12, 2022. The three bills are the Bill on the Establishment of the South Papua Province, the Bill on the Establishment of the Central Papua Province, and the Bill on the Establishment of the Papua Province. Central Mountains.

The Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR approved three bills to be adopted as the DPR's initiative proposal, namely the South Papua Province Bill, the Central Papua Province Bill, and the Central Highlands Papua Province Bill. Baleg proposed that the naming of the new provinces be adapted to the customary territory of Papua.

SOURCE: https://time.online/6881-2/