Formappi (Forum Masyarakat Peduli Parlemen Indonesia) researcher\nLucius Karus has assessed that the appointment of Ahmad Sahroni as\nDeputy General Chair of Commission III is problematic. He argues that\nSahroni\u2019s status as an inactive member of the House of Representatives\n(DPR) should still be in effect, calculated from the date of his\ndeactivation by the NasDem Party as per the decision of the House Ethics\nCouncil (MKD).<\/p>\n
He explained that the MKD ruling in November imposed a six-month\ndeactivation sanction on Sahroni, counted from when NasDem, his party,\nissued the deactivation letter on 31 August 2025. Meanwhile, Sahroni\u2019s\nappointment as Deputy Chair of Commission III was decided on 19\nFebruary. This means, he said, approximately two weeks of the punishment\nperiod remain.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Lucius added that DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco\nAhmad, who chaired the plenary session confirming Sahroni\u2019s appointment,\ndid not clarify when the six-month punishment period would end. Dasco\nstated that Sahroni had already returned to active status when\napproached after the meeting, but declined to explain in greater detail\nthe calculation of the sanction\u2019s implementation timeline.<\/p>\n
According to Lucius, the appointment amid uncertainty over the ethics\nsanction timeline demonstrates the increasingly chaotic state of the\nDPR. \u201cThere is a sense that the DPR is beginning to act as it pleases in\ncarrying out its duties. The DPR is increasingly failing to represent\nthe people,\u201d he told Tempo on Thursday, 19 February 2026.<\/p>\n
Beyond the question of his status as an inactive DPR member, Lucius\nargued that the decision to return Sahroni to a commission leadership\nseat is also ethically flawed. He noted that Sahroni\u2019s poor track\nrecord, including statements that provoked public anger and triggered\ndemonstrations last August, cannot be disregarded even if the punishment\nperiod has ended.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the DPR is not a primary school association where\ncompliance merely means following explicitly written rules. The DPR, he\nsaid, should not only refer to regulations but also weigh the ethics of\na decision along with the controversy surrounding it.<\/p>\n
He said the DPR is fundamentally a dignified institution, as is a\ncommission leadership seat. Therefore, such a position should be given\nto someone who has never been found by the MKD to have ethical\nviolations. \u201cGranting a position to those who have been found to have\nethical problems is tantamount to insulting the dignity of the\nparliamentary institution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lucius is of the view that Sahroni\u2019s problematic appointment as\nDeputy Chair of DPR Commission III demonstrates that the institution has\nbecome weak and is increasingly controlled by the interests of certain\ngroups. \u201cHow can all DPR members, all parties, and even the MKD that\nissued the ruling against Sahroni, remain completely silent when Sahroni\nis suddenly given a Commission III seat again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sahroni was appointed as Deputy Chair of Commission III representing\nNasDem to replace Rusdi Masse Mappasessu during a plenary meeting in the\nCommission III hearing room at the DPR Complex in Jakarta on Thursday,\n19 February 2026.<\/p>\n
NasDem Deputy Chairman Saan Mustopa also claimed that his party\nfollowed the sanction enforcement mechanism established by the MKD. He\nexpressed confidence that the MKD had granted permission for Sahroni to\nreturn to work at Senayan.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if the DPR leadership has confirmed it, then the MKD must have\nhad no objections,\u201d said Saan at the DPR on Thursday.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/formappi-questions-ahmad-sahronis-appointment-as-commission-iii-deputy-chair-1771625068", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }