DPR to Discuss Traffic and Copyright Bills Alongside Asset Forfeiture Bill During Recess

A number of commissions are reportedly set to continue holding meetings during the DPR recess period over the coming month, from 21 July until mid-August.

One of these concerns deliberation of the Asset Forfeiture Bill (RUU Perampusan Aset).

Besides the Asset Forfeiture Bill, two other bills will be discussed during the recess. These are the Road Traffic and Transport Bill (RUU LLAJ), the Copyright Bill and the One Indonesian Data Bill, which has just been designated a DPR initiative proposal.

“Several commissions have already requested permission to deliberate, to continue deliberating bills during the recess period,” said Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, during the plenary session closing the fifth session period on Tuesday (21/7).

Dasco said permission had been granted to a number of commissions that had requested to continue holding legislative meetings during the recess.

“We allow it during the recess, as long as they request permission in accordance with the applicable mechanisms,” he said.

Dasco revealed that among the commissions submitting requests for legislative meetings was Commission III of the DPR, which intends to continue public hearings (RDPU) on the Asset Forfeiture Bill.

Dasco said he supported accelerating deliberation of the bill, given the dynamics and public pressure surrounding it, even though public hearings on the bill have continued over the past two months.

“For Commission III, we support their continued deliberations, because the dynamics in the public suggest that the DPR is seen as unwilling to deliberate the asset forfeiture law,” said Dasco, who is also the Daily Chairman of the Gerindra Party.