Fajarasia.co – The House of Representatives today approved 3 Draft Laws (RUU) related to the new province of Papua or DOB (New Autonomous Region) Papua. The chairman of the DPR RI, Puan Maharani, said that the legislative support from the DPR regarding the expansion of this region is to ensure the rights of the Papuan people and equitable development on Earth of Cenderawasih.
The ratification of 3 new Papua Province laws was carried out at the DPR Plenary Meeting at the Nusantara II Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (30/6/2022). The laws that were passed were the Law on the Province of South Papua, the Law on the Province of Central Papua, and the Law on the Province of Mountains.
“This law guarantees the social and economic rights of the Papuan people regarding the division of the region which aims for equitable development and justice in Indonesia,” said Puan after the plenary session.
As for South Papua Province, the capital city is Merauke Regency. Meanwhile, the capital of the Central Province is Nabire Regency, and the capital of the Papua Mountains Province is located in Jayawijaya Regency. Puan emphasized that the discussion of the New Papua New Guinea Law had proceeded in accordance with the applicable mechanism.
“Of course, during this long process, the effectiveness of this law has been discussed for the spread of development in Papua. The DPR will continue to oversee the implementation of this law,” said the first woman who served as Chair of the DPR RI.
Puan ensured that the DPR had accommodated the interests of the Papuan people in the new autonomous region law. One of them is related to the maximum age requirement for indigenous Papuan civil servants (ASN), which is higher than in other regions, namely the category of honorary workers and civil servants whose age limit is increased to 48 years, and 50 years for honorary workers.
“Through these three laws, ASN in the Papua New Guinea region will be prioritized for Papuan natives. I hope that technical regulations can be issued soon to ensure the existence of indigenous Papuans,” said Puan.
The former Coordinating Minister for PMK also highlighted the issue of Papua New Guinea which affects the allocation of seats in the DPR RI because regional divisions reduce electoral districts (Dapil) in the General Election. Puan reminded that this issue should be addressed immediately considering that the 2024 general election stage has already begun.
“We hope that the Commission II of the DPR and the Government will coordinate with the KPU to discuss this Dapil issue. This includes the election of governors in the three new provinces,” explained the grandson of the Proclaimer of the Republic of Indonesia, Bung Karno.
To note, South Papua Province will cover 4 regencies, namely Merauke, Boven Digoel, Mappi, and Asmat. Meanwhile, Central Papua Province covers 8 districts namely Nabire, Paniai, Mimika, Puncak Jaya, Puncak, Dogiyai, Intan Jaya and Deiyai.
Then Papua Mountains Province will have 9 districts. The nine regencies are Jayawijaya, Bintang Mountains, Yahukimo, Tolikara, Mamberamo Tengah, Yalimo, Lani Jaya, and Nduga.
“We hope that this law can be useful for the people of Papua because the goal of all of us is for our brothers and sisters who are on the eastern side of the archipelago to feel social economic equality with the development of infrastructure in Papua,” concluded Puan.*** *
