The microphone turns off when the democrats interrupt, this is the explanation of the secretary general of the RPD

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – DPR General Secretary Indra Iskandar said the DPR leadership turned off the microphone when the Democratic Party faction interrupted the Plenary Meeting for the Ratification of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill, on Monday (5/10/2020) to maintain the order of the meeting participants when expressing opinions.

“Everyone has time to speak, taking turns. If the microphone is turned off it is only to stop the interrupted traffic, the management has the right to organize the meeting,” Indra said in a written statement on Tuesday (6/10/2020).

Indra said that the plenary session was chaired by the Vice President of the Indonesian Parliament, Azis Syamsuddin. Aziz, Indra said, had clashed with a member of the Democratic Party faction Benny K. Harman.

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According to Indra, Benny felt he had no right to speak.

Meanwhile, Azis claimed that the Democratic Party faction had had three opportunities to speak in plenary session, namely, the secretary of the Democratic Party Faction, Marwan Cik Hasan, and the members of the Democratic Party, Irwan Fecho and Didi. Irawadi.

Indra appreciated that in this context the president of the meeting did not try to prevent the Democratic Party faction from expressing its opinion.

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Indra also said that the microphone in the plenary room of the DPR RI has been configured to turn off automatically after five minutes of use so that each member has the same time to speak in the meeting.

“So that no audio collision hang up, it is necessary to regulate the traffic of conversations “, he said.

Previously reported, the Democratic Party faction decided get out of the Plenary Meeting on the ratification of the Omnibus Law on the Draft Law on Job Creation in the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday (10/5/2020).

This started when Vice President Azis Syamsuddin said that all factions had broadcast their position on the job creation bill.

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Therefore, DPR management can request level II approval for the Job Creation Bill to be passed into law.

However, Benny interrupted.

Azis, as chair of the meeting, did not give Benny a chance to speak.

At the time, Azis said that each faction had been given the opportunity to convey their position.

“Later Pak Benny, after me,” Azis said.

“Please give us a chance before we continue,” Benny said.

Azis also said that if Benny insisted on interrupting, he would be kicked out of plenary.