MP states Prabowo is highly supportive of creative economy in response to Amsal case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Kawendra Lukistian, has emphasised that President Prabowo Subianto, through his Astacita vision and mission, places significant attention on the creative economy (ekraf), in response to the case affecting a videographer from a village project in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, namely Amsal Christy Sitepu.
He stated that President Prabowo has been striving to improve the welfare of creative economy practitioners, from separating it into its own ministry, funding creative economy based on intellectual property, to issuing a government regulation (PP) related to it. However, he views the process against Amsal as an insult to creative economy practitioners.
“If Amsal Sitepu is prosecuted in this manner, it has the potential to harm our President’s spirit in promoting the creative economy. We’re in the midst of this enthusiasm, yet something like this happens?” said Kawendra during a meeting on the case with Commission III of the House of Representatives at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Monday.
The General Chairman of the National Creative Economy Movement (Gekrafs) conveyed that the Chairman of the Gekrafs High Council, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, has stated that Indonesia’s and the world’s economy is shifting from extractive to creative economy. This means, he said, the potential of the ekraf sector is enormous.
“The fighters and practitioners must be appreciated, not harmed. This is being wronged again. Could we suspect that this is a sacrifice?” he said.
Nevertheless, he still respects the ongoing judicial process against Amsal. On the other hand, he emphasised that the prosecutor’s assumption regarding the value of creative idea services, editing, and dubbing at only Rp0 is foolishness and an insult to the profession.
On behalf of creative economy and industry practitioners, he wishes for Amsal to be fully freed from legal entanglements. He hopes that the meeting held by Commission III of the House of Representatives regarding Amsal can produce substantive justice.
“We fight on, stay spirited, fellow creative economy fighters throughout Indonesia,” said Kawendra.