DPR to Proceed with Plenary Session Amid 27 August Protest

The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to proceed with its plenary session amid the 27 August mass protest being staged by several civil society organisations in front of the parliament complex on Thursday (27/8).

The third plenary session of the 2026-2027 First Sitting Period will address a number of agenda items, one of which is the delivery of a report on the results of deliberations on the Asset Forfeiture Bill by Commission III of the DPR.

In fact, the Asset Forfeiture Bill has not yet been formally deliberated because the DPR has not received a Presidential Letter (Surpres).

“Report of Commission III of the DPR RI on the Progress of the Drafting of the Asset Forfeiture Bill related to Criminal Offences,” reads one of the agenda items to be discussed in the meeting.

Several other agenda items include the government’s response to the positions of the parliamentary factions regarding the 2027 State Budget Draft (RAPBN). This will be followed by a decision on changes to the 2027 Priority National Legislation Programme (Prolegnas), and a report on the results of the fit and proper test for the Candidate for Chief Executive of the Mineral and Strategic Commodities Exchange Supervisory Board of the OJK Board of Commissioners.

Further agenda items include a decision on the Forestry Bill as a DPR initiative proposal, and a report from the DPR’s 2026 Hajj supervisory team. In total, there are seven agenda items to be brought before the plenary session, which is scheduled to begin at 10.00 WIB.

Meanwhile, the protest in front of the parliament complex, initiated by the Pati United Community Alliance (AMPB), is expected to be joined by several other civil society organisations.

AMPB coordinator Supriyono, also known as Botok, said the two demands of the 27 August protest are to urge the DPR and the government to immediately pass the Asset Forfeiture Bill and to impose the harshest penalties on corruptors.

He stressed that the AMPB protest carries no agenda to remove President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka from office. On the contrary, his group is urging the Prabowo administration to perform better.

“We have come to Jakarta with no intention of causing trouble. We support the movement of our friends in Greater Jakarta who will hold the 27 August protest,” Botok said in Jakarta on Wednesday (26/8), as quoted by Antara.