Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, confirmed that the House would respond to the "17+8 demands by the people" that were widely circulating on social media following demonstrations throughout the country.He noted that the 17+8 demands were also points raised by several student representatives during a hearing held by the DPR RI on Wednesday.
"Including 17+8, we will hold an evaluation meeting tomorrow with faction leaders to unify opinions and reach an agreement in the DPR," Ahmad said at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He explained that during the recent demonstration in front of the parliamentary complex, House members had intended to meet the crowd. However, the rally was considered no longer a pure expression of aspirations.
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"As soon as we wanted to leave, it was no longer a pure demonstration; there were stowaways, which resulted in an unfavorable situation," he added.
He then confirmed that the House had conducted an evaluation, even before the audience with students this Wednesday.
According to him, the comprehensive evaluation and reform of the DPR will be led directly by House Speaker Puan Maharani.
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The 17+8 People's Demands, "Transparency, Reform, Empathy," were uploaded by several public figures on social media. These demands include 17 demands to be resolved within one week and eight demands with a one-year deadline.
The first of the 17 demands is to form an investigative team into the death of ride-hailing motorcycle driver, Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a police armored vehicle, as well as all victims of violence by security forces, to stop the involvement of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) in civilian affairs, and to demand DPR participation in public forums.
The other eight demands include a major reform of the DPR, political party reform, tax reform, and the immediate ratification of the Asset Confiscation Bill.
