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In addition to Indonesian achievements, Irman Gusman also noted the tragic and oppressive incidents, namely self-immolation incident of a student in front of the palace of the state, the Kutai Kartanegara bridge collapse case and the strong indications of human rights violations in Mesuji incidents

The Land reform problems that often arise in the regions such as the Mesuji incident also becomes a concern for DPD RI. DPDRI has conducted an initiation to overcome these problems which are by discussion of the Village Bill and the Land Bill. DPD RI chairman also questioned the land reform program during KIB I which covers an area of ​​1.8 million hectares. “Still have not faded in our mind the case of farmers clashed with the National Armed Forces (TNI) in Kebumen, or farmers clashed with Marines in Alas Tlogo East Java, and farmers clashed with police in Central Tapanuli,” said Irman Gusman.

Irman Gusman said that during the year 2011, the issue of corruption is very prominent. In fact, in closing the year 2011 there are issues of good governance with the introduction of the young civil servants fat account. “The government must immediately to put forward the executive functions of political leadership in leading the Indonesian bureaucracy,” he said.

Irman Gusman said the achievements of DPD in the second year of this second period (2009-2014) which has resulted in 91 products. In the first period (2004-2009) and then, DPD RI produces 196 products  of decision. This means there is an increase in productivity of DPD institutions in the first two years achieving an average of 45 products per year compared to the previous period of only 39 products per year.

In this 2011, DPD has strengthened its presence with the issuance of the currency denomination of the bonds nominal 100,000 rupiah in 2011 and there are inscriptions picture of MPR, DPR and DPD. “it signs the decisive confirmation of the existence of the DPD RI as a legislative institution,” said Irman Gusman.

“Mass Rage is the result of the meeting of two worlds, politics and non-political, so we have to direct the solution to the power of the leader,” said Farouk in the Press Room DPD RI, the Parliament Complex. Senayan, Jakarta (03/02/12).

The cause of the mass rage, according to Ichsan Malik (Chairman of Titian Perdamaian Institute ), is a failure in reading the source of the problem, the dispute is not resolved so that it bears the tension and leads to violence. “The media, police, government, and NGOs should work together to resolve the conflict, but they fail to coordinate,” said this member of TPF Mesuji case.

From the cultural spectacles, humanist Arswendo Atmowiloto views the wrong process of identification which causes the mass rage. “In the cultural approach, we should put the communication first rather than violence. The reasons for the mass rage were sometimes not strong enough so it actually causing the forcing rage, “he said.

However, if judging from the economic perspective, the real problem is the source of the economic system which is not designed to be independent, so that it emerges practices that are transactional in solving problems. “These people are trapped, surrounded, and wrapped in transactional culture,” said Ismed Hasan Putro (Vice-Chairman of the HIPPI). (af / saf)

The clash between residents that occurred in Ambon on Sunday (11 / 9) had killed three people, namely Jefry Edo Siahaan from Medan North Sumatera, Klivord Belebur and Darfin Saimen. At the time Jefry Edo’s body was returned to Medan, his family questioned the background of Jefry’s death to Parlindungan Purba. Parlindungan asked the police to explain the death of Jefry and to conduct an autopsy. “The absence of a letter of introduction was being questioned by the family, even if they willingly accept it”, said Parlindungan.

Meanwhile, John Pieris deplored the police for neglecting and are very slow in handling the riots, so that it killled 7 people. John also asked police to conduct an autopsy and ballistics tests on the Jeffery’s corpse to know what type of bullet that killed him. “If the bullets are from the security forces, the forces systematically engaged in it”, he said.

At the time the incident took place, John said that he was at Ambon and Ambon was in the condition of war. “We encourage the DPD to call Head of the Maluku Provincial police and head of the County Police”, said John.

Jacob Jack Ospara added that other than calling the police to ask for clarification, it is also intended to fix the permanent procedure (Protap) in the riots. Committee I DPD plans to invite Chief of Indonesian Police and the National Human Rights Commission (HAM) on 27 September 2011.

In addition, Jacob asked the media to use soothing words to the people of Ambon. “The people of Ambon have no tendency to get conflict, if there is a conflict then it is a provocation from outside”, said Jacob.

Jacob revealed that these events have the connection with movements of a specific community, which intentionally or unintentionally have been intimidating so that the inauguration of West Seram is canceled. “Tthere are already signs of intimidation, we expect this to be fully revealed by the Maluku Police intelligence”, said Jacob

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This was revealed in the report of Committee III DPD RI in a plenum to discuss the results of a working visit of the DPD RI member to each electoral district with a theme of the community organization bill and manufacture of Team Work. The hearing was led by Chairman of Committee III Hardi Selamat Hood, in 2^nd floor, Building B DPD RI, the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, (6/9).

The members’ working visit to each electoral district is aimed to raise aspirations and view of region as well as input on the the Bill. Absorption of aspiration is based on the duties and authority of the DPD in the field of legislation contained in Article 22D of the 1945 Constitution.

Based on Article 8 of the Community Organizations Bill that is proposed by the House of Representatives (DPR RI) to the President on July 21, 2011 allows people to form organizations. With only established by at least 3 (three) person of Indonesia citizen, community organizations can be obtained.

According to H. Lalu Supardan Kasiran, DPD member from West Nusa Tenggara Province the inclusion of such article must be strengthened with the requirements and specific criteria. The inclusion of these special requirements is to avoid social conflicts in society.

Hj. Rahmiyati Jahya, DPD RI member from the Province of Gorontalo said if today many community organizations have become successful teams in the election, “needs to be affirmed, there are rules for how organizations is formed, not used as a political tool to support one candidate in the election,” thought Rahmiyati.

While Sulistiyo, member of the DPDRI from Central Java Province argued about the need for transparency provisions funding for the foreign fund in the community organization bill. It is similarly revealed by Istibsjaroh, the Vice Chairman of Committee III, about the use of this foreign fund. “The rules foreign funds should be tightened because it was feared that this foreign funds can eliminate the Homeland,” he said.

Meanwhile, at the end of the meeting, it is also described that some of the chaos that can occur in the Republic of Indonesia is linked to community organization bill that still needs to be discussed further. “This bill can later be overlapped with the act on Foundation, strata between large and small community organizations that are later used as a tool to search for social aid.” Revealed Muhammad Syibli, Vice Chairman of the DPD RI from western Sulawesi.

Reading a Progress Report on Implementation Task of Committee I DPD in plenary session DPD at Nusantara V Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Friday (15 / 7), Eni has requested approval of the DPD Plenary Session to legalize the Village Bill into DPD products.

DPD Version of Village Bill becomes one of the initiatives proposed bill of Committee I DPD with the bill on Amendment of Act Number 43 Year 1999 on Amendment of Act Number 8 Year 1974 on the Fundamentals of Civil Service (Civil Service bill), and the Land Bill.

Settlement of the Village Bill as a follow-up of the previous period, has led to the improvement of academic texts and draft bill. Committee I DPD has an agreement on Academic Manuscript and Draft Bill on Village on June 28, 2011 that was harmonized by Bill Drafting Committee (PPUU) DPD.

“The completion of DPD version of the Village Bill is very important because one part of the revision of Act 32/2004 on Regional Government, following the Regional Head Election Bill (Pemilukada) and the Regional Government Bill which was approved some time ago,” said Eni.

Some of the main issues is DPD version of the Village Bill put village as “the small country”. “Small country here does not mean ‘there is a state within a state’ but because the spirit of the village positioned on the front line, bottom, and the nearest community,” he explained.

In addition, rural settings based on the principle of recognition, the principle of delegation, and the principle of subsidiarity; recognize and preserve the history, socio-cultural, geographical, and rural resources; ensure the rights and opportunities of village to take its decision based on community initiatives; create the rural management that is participatory, responsible, accountable, open, and ensure equality for everyone.

DPD Version of Village Bill also gives confidence and opportunity to the village to develop initiatives and their potential, build assets and villagers access to natural resources, public services, and state budget to improve the quality of equitable community life, dividing the village into two typologies of diversity, namely the original village and self-government village; and the funding allocation of the village at least 5% of Budget Revenue and Expenditure (Budget).

Settlement of this Committee I DPD program is due to Team Work (timja) formation, among others, the Team Work of the Village Bill headed by Amang Syafruddin, the Team Work of the Civil Service Bill (Jack Jacob Ospara), the Team Work of Land Bill (Rahmat Shah), the Team Work of National Security Bill (Farouk Muhammad), the Team Work of Supervision Population Administration (Said Ahmad Fauzi Bachsin), the Team Work of Special Autonomy (Paulus Yohannes Summino), and the Team Work of the State Border (Ferry FX Tinggogoy).

The Civil Service Bill

Regarding to DPD version of Civil Service Bill, some of the main issues are to make the Civil Service Act as “the rules between” civil service regulations and other regulations, such as the Act on Regional Governance and Act on Freedom of Public Information; correct the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of rules that lead to deviations due to the implementation of the Civil Service Act, redefined and categorize state apparatus and its elements, making the Civil Service Act as an umbrella policy of civil service arrangements for sectoral laws also do not set it, and to unified legislation in the field of personnel policies.

Then, to protect civil servants (PNS) from a practical political interests through performance-based management (job competency standards, performance standards, performance assessment, reward and punishment, etc.) including sanctions for perpetrators of the practice of politicizing the bureaucracy; the establishment of the State Civil Service Commission (KKN), determination and affirmation of official employment adviser is the highest career officials (secretary-general, regional secretary, deputy ministers, deputy head of the region), and sanctions for officials who attract civil servants or bureaucracy into practical politics.

DPD version of Civil Service Bill also regulates the management of personnel and policy implementation of Act 43/1999 rules that civil servant coaching is a career in the closed state, so it is possible for displacement and promotion between ministries / institutions / provinces / counties / cities; civil servant is obliged to maintain the unity and integrity the nation. The government agency responsible for overseeing the implementation of policies in civil service management is the Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Kem PAN and RB), State Personnel Board (BKN), Institute of Public Administration (LAN), and the Civil Service Commission (KKS).

In addition, DPD version of Civil Service Bill is proposing the formation of civil servants which should be set according to the needs of each agency that preceded the analysis of workload (ABK) and a two-stage selection (national stage and specific stage / appropriate formation of each institution), remuneration based on the principle of 3P + L (pay for perform, pay for position, pay-for person, pay for living costs) which the system is based on an objective and proportional gradation; simplify procedures through the implementation of the dismissal of an employee performance management and firmness determination of retirement age, disciplining the civil servants who directly attached to the the superior that supported the implementation of performance management systems and the establishment of institute code of conduct, the setting of a civil servant career in the aspect of political fairness, especially political officials; and stratification of ranks for TNI / reformative Police.

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Karel Albert Ralahalu explained that the aquatic terrestrial area known its marine area is larger than the mainland tends to be isolated because there is no access to various fields, especially education, health, economic, political and social culture. “From the calculation of the General Allocation Fund (DAU) it counts only of territorial land area while the sea is not calculated,” said Karel, otherwise “consideration for the fishery results as in the islands obtain the same results with the continental areas”, he added.

Governor of Maluku had been initiated and designed the meeting of 7 (seven) Governors and Chairman of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) from the island provinces, i.e. Riau Island, Bangka Belitung Island, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi, North Maluku and Maluku on August 19, 2005 in Ambon. On that occasion the Islands Provincial Intergovernmental Cooperation Forum was formed which has responsibility to formulate the calculation of national DAU by considering indicators of sea area, which is called the “DAU of Pangkal Pinang”. In 2007 the forum held a working meeting to prepare the Academic Paper and proposal of Amendment to Act No. 32 of 2004 on Regional Government. In 2008 they agreed the development of leading commodities with 7 (seven) Islands provinces such as seaweed, and the name of forum was changed into Islands Provincial Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation Agency to make its activities more operational. Islands Provincial Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation Agency was again changed into Cooperation Agency (BKS) of Islands Province in 2010.

The Academic Paper and Draft of Isles Bill are accomplished and agreed to be championed by DPD and submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR RI) that the Bill is a proposed bill of National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) year 2010-2014 as Bill of Special Treatment for Islands Province.

Act of Islands is considered important because sociologically islands have specific differences with other regions that have different characteristics so that the model of development must be different with the continental regions, “islands are late in the development of maritime infrastructure so that the people are isolated and have retardation in economic development and other fields,” explained the Governor.

At this Public Hearing Meeting, Committee I DPD agreed and provided further support for the Isles Bill to be validated soon.

Jakarta, dpd.go.id – The House of Regional Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) held the 9th plenary session of Session III Year 2011-2012, on Wednesday (01/02/12). Led by the Chairman of the DPD RI, Irman Gusman and was accompanied by Vice-Chairman I of the DPD RI, Laode Ida, the plenary that is located in Nusantara V MPR / DPD RI Building scheduled 2 (two) things, among others: 1. Ratification of the DPD RI decision; 2. Establishment of the Special Committee on Agrarian Conflicts and Natural Resources DPD RI.

Related to the ratification of the DPD RI decision, the Committee for Public Accountability (PAP) DPD RI argued about the importance of the effectiveness of supervision and law enforcement related to management of the state in the region. As spoken by the Vice Chairman of the PAP, Andika Hazrumy (DPD RI member from Banten Province) that the supervisory system in general has not been effective. This is indicated by the deviation between the practice and the findings of irregularities also between the recommendations and the follow up that allegedly influenced by various factors from both regulatory and managerial aspects as well as the system including institutional oversight.

“PAP needs to recommend their efforts to increase the effectiveness of supervision and law enforcement related to financial management of state in the region, among others: 1. State Financial Control; 2. Law Enforcement; 3. Management of State Finances; 4. Integrity System; 5. Regional Autonomy System and Administration System. Therefore, PAP DPD RI in the Plenary Meeting agreed to propose that the recommendations can be set into the DPD decision, “said Andika.

Then, the Committee IV DPD RI conveyed the DPD RI Decision Draft on Consideration of the DPD RI toward the Fit and Proper Test Results of BPK RI Candidates of 2012 that will be taken a decision in a plenary session of DPD RI.

“Considering that there are 2 (two) members of the BPK that ended his tenure; therefore, it would require the selection of members of the BPK. Mandate of Article 2F paragraph (1) Constitution of 1945 states that members of BPK RI elected by the DPR RI by noticing the DPD consideration and was inaugurated by the President, “said Litha Brent (DPD RI member from the province of Central Sulawesi) as Vice Chairman of Committee IV.

Litha Brent explained that the assessment is done by mapping criteria of competency (competence), namely education and the experience also suitability criteria (acceptability), namely integrity and leadership candidates for the BPK RI. “Based on the results of such mapping, the DPD RI recommends to the DPR RI 17 (seventeen) names of the candidate members of BPK RI included in the quadrant with high suitability value and the value of high competence,” said Litha Brent.

Furthermore, associated with the rampant cases of land dispute that occurred in the homeland, threfore the DPD RI deems necessary to establish the Special Committee on Agrarian Conflicts and Natural Resources DPD RI. “Agrarian Conflict and the Special Committee of Natural Resources DPD RI consists of a maximum 15 (fifteen) people consisting of 6 (six) people from the Committee I, 3 (three) people from Committee II, 2 (two) people of Committee III, 2 (two) people of Committee IV, 1 (one) person of PPUU and 1 (one) person of the PAP, “said Irman Gusman while knocking the hammer that signed the verdict.