{ "success": true, "data": { "id": 1718031, "msgid": "proposal-for-inquiry-rights-against-east-kalimantan-governor-signed-by-nearly-half-of-dprd-members-1777949755", "date": "2026-05-05 08:40:41", "title": "Proposal for Inquiry Rights Against East Kalimantan Governor Signed by Nearly Half of DPRD Members", "author": "", "source": "CNN_ID", "tags": "", "topic": "Politics", "summary": "A proposal for a legislative inquiry into the performance of East Kalimantan's Governor has garnered signatures from 21 out of 55 DPRD members, meeting the administrative requirements for further proceedings amid heated debates in a plenary session. The push comes in response to public demonstrations demanding transparency and accountability, highlighting tensions within the regional parliament, particularly over factional stances and the need to address societal aspirations. This development underscores growing political scrutiny on the governor, who shares party ties with the DPRD chairman, potentially influencing regional governance dynamics.", "content": "

A coalition of protesters from the 21 April (214) demonstrations in\nEast Kalimantan (Kaltim) staged another rally in front of the Kaltim\nDPRD office in Samarinda on Monday (4\/5). This time, the 214 Volume 2\ncrowd consisted of students from several universities, community\nelements, and workers in Kaltim. During the action, they demanded\ntransparency regarding the signing of the inquiry rights proposal. The\nprotesters acted because there had been no information on their demands\nfollowing the 21 April demo. In this week\u2019s early action, the crowd\nmanaged to breach the area of the regional legislators\u2019 building after\nbreaking through the barbed wire barricades set up by the authorities\nand the DPRD building fence. Meanwhile, on the same day, discussions on\nthe inquiry rights proposal took place inside the Kaltim DPRD building\nduring a plenary session. Citing detikKalimantan, the plenary discussion\ngrew heated, and the final outcome saw more than half of the Kaltim DPRD\nmembers\u2014or 21 individuals\u2014signing the inquiry rights proposal. The\nsession heated up when, amid debates on the Advisory Board (Bamus)\nagenda, Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the Kaltim DPRD, Akhmed\nReza Fachlevi, temporarily left the meeting room. The atmosphere grew\neven tenser as the inquiry rights discussion was perceived to shift\ntowards factional positions rather than the substance of public demands.\nSeveral council members exchanged views before Reza eventually chose to\nexit the meeting room. Reza stated that he personally advocated for the\ninquiry rights to be included in the Bamus schedule. According to him,\nthis step was part of following up on public aspirations that had\npreviously come to the Kaltim DPRD. \u201cI am fighting for the people of\nKaltim to include this inquiry rights in the Bamus schedule,\u201d he told\njournalists in front of Building D of the Kaltim DPRD Office after the\ndiscussion session on Monday. He explained that the inquiry rights\ndiscussion had actually been scheduled previously. However, during the\nmeeting, discussions arose regarding the positions of several factions,\nwhich he believed should not be interfered with. According to Reza, each\nfaction has its own authority in determining political stances. He also\nalluded to council members who were seen as rarely engaging directly\nwith action crowds or receiving public aspirations in the field. \u201cOnce\nin a while, they should go down to face the volunteers or demonstrators.\nBecause so far, we have been constantly going down to listen to their\naspirations,\u201d he said. He mentioned that his side had also received a\ncommunity alliance a few days earlier at the Kaltim DPRD Building.\nTherefore, according to him, the inquiry rights represent a mandate from\nthe public that only awaits further processing by the council\nleadership. \u201cThis is an inquiry right that we must indeed carry out.\nThis is a mandate from the people; it\u2019s just a matter of the process\nnow,\u201d he emphasised. Inquiry Rights Meets Administrative Requirements\nMeanwhile, Chairman of Commission I of the Kaltim DPRD, Baharuddin\nDemmu, stated that the inquiry rights proposal has met administrative\nrequirements because it is supported by more than 10 DPRD members across\nfactions. He noted that at least 21 DPRD members have signed the\nproposal. The Kaltim DPRD members for the 2024-2029 period, elected from\nthe legislative elections two years ago, total 55 individuals. The\nbreakdown by faction is as follows: Golkar (15 seats), Gerindra (10),\nPDIP (9), PKB (6), PKS (4), PAN (4), NasDem (3), Democrat (2), and PPP\n(2). According to Baharuddin Demmu, the requirements met by the\nproposers are sufficient to advance the inquiry rights proposal to the\nnext stage. \u201cWe signed the initiative proposal for the inquiry rights.\nThere are about 21 signatures, and that already meets the requirements,\u201d\nhe said. The PAN politician explained that the next mechanism is to\nawait the scheduling of a Bamus meeting before the proposal is brought\nto the plenary. According to him, the DPRD leadership now only needs to\ndetermine the schedule for further discussions. \u201cOnce accepted and meets\nthe requirements, it must be scheduled in Bamus to be included in the\nplenary. We wait for the chairman,\u201d he said. After the inquiry rights\ndiscussion session, council members exited the building one by one,\nleaving the location. Meanwhile, Kaltim DPRD Chairman Hasanuddin\nMas\u2019ud\u2014who is also the eldest brother of Kaltim Governor Rudy\nMas\u2019ud\u2014emerged later. Hasanuddin provided no response to media\nquestions. Both Hasanuddin and Rudy are Golkar cadres\u2014the party with the\nmost seats in the Kaltim DPRD.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/proposal-for-inquiry-rights-against-east-kalimantan-governor-signed-by-nearly-half-of-dprd-members-1777949755", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }