Jakarta (ANTARA) – Several months of deliberation ultimately resulted in the House of Representatives (DPR) passing a bill to amend Papua Special Autonomy Law No. 21 of 2001 at its plenary session on Thursday.

“It is a long-awaited bill for our brothers and sisters in Papua,” House speaker, Puan Maharani, noted in a press statement that ANTARA received prior to the convening of the plenary session.

The House’s plenary session began at 10:30 a.m. local time under stringent application of health protocols during which Maharani was scheduled to deliver her closing speech for the fifth parliamentary sitting session.

Apart from passing the Papua special autonomy bill, House members also had several other agendas at the plenary session, including the government’s proposed bill on the 2020 state budget accountability.

The members also received the House’s Commission VII’s report of the fit and protest test results for candidates of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency’s (BPH Migas’) committee head and members for the 2021-2025 term.

Source: Antara News