Papua Government Immediate Action Needed Forming New Regional Governments

The public authority will shape a territorial government and lawful umbrella that controls the level of individuals' delegate seats in Papua's three new autonomous region (DOB), Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister, Mahfud MD, expressed.

"The public authority will begin to shape the territorial legislatures in the new Papua DOB and furthermore structure a lawful umbrella or legitimate instruments for seat of individuals' delegates in the House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Representatives Council (DPD), and Regional House of Representatives (DPRD)," Mahfud noted here on Tuesday.

Right now, the public authority is examining the fitting authoritative document to manage these issues, for example, by remembering it for an administration guideline in lieu of regulation (Perppu), official guideline (Perpres), or unofficial law (PP), Mahfud commented.

He likewise uncovered that sooner rather than later, the Ministry of Home Affairs will propose to the public authority in regards to the authoritative document that controls development of the public authority and the seat accessibility for individuals' agents in the three Papua DOB.

"The Home Affairs Ministry will propose an authoritative document that will be submitted to us (the public authority)," Mahfud expressed.

Hence, the public authority will have adequate chance to manage all matters connecting with the three new independent areas of Papua — Central Papua, Highlands Papua, and South Papua — particularly in regards to the seat accessibility of individuals' delegates in the midst of the early arrangements of the 2024 Election.

"We desire to have adequate chance to introduce the new areas. We formally have 37 areas. The law has been passed, and we are sitting tight for the initiation. The public authority will decide the date, the authorities for the provincial legislatures, and their exchange and movement," the clergyman expressed. Mahfud noticed that this large number of perspectives would in any case require a lawful umbrella as a legitimate cover.