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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Rofiq Hidayat, Mahinda Arkyasa
Earlier in February 2012, Aditya Mufti Ariffin, a member of the Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) faction, stated that PPP will draft a bill on alcohol beverages (Bill).
He explained that PPP decided to follow through withthe initiative because of the concerns regarding the development of Indonesian youths who are affected by alcohol beverages.
Now, the initiative has reached the next level. On Wednesday (12/12), PPP Secretary Muhammad Arwani Thomafi confirmedthat the Bill has been approved by the House of Representatives (House) in a Legislation Council (Baleg) Plenary Meeting.
For the next step, Arwani said that the House will hold a House Plenary Meeting (Rapat Paripurna) to discuss whether the Bill will be included in the 2013 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas 2013).
PPP, according to Arwani, is willing to initiate the Bill because his party is concerned about the effect alcohol has on the people’s physical and mental health.
“The most recent examples are Novi Amelia, who ran over seven people, and Afriyani, who ran over 12 people because of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol,” Arwani stated.
Even though alcohol beverages have been regulated under Presidential Decree No. 3 of 1997 on Supervision and Control of Alcohol Beverages (Decree), Arwani argued that it does not firmly prohibit the distribution of alcohol.
For example, Article 2 (1) of the Decree stipulates that alcohol beverages can be domestically produced with the permission of Minister of Industry and Trade in accordance with Government Regulation No. 13 of 1995 on Industrial Business Licenses.
He also confirmed that PPP initiative does not relate to the interests of several Moslem communities that aim to implement Islamic sharia in Indonesia.
Arwani insisted that the Bill is purely based on the negative effects that alcohol beverages have on human lives.
“[The Bill] is in accordance with the national development programs, specifically the ones that aim to improve the quality of human resources and the environment through a healthy life perception approach,” he explained.Arwani also stated that PPP is determined to making the Bill into a law.
Igantius Mulyono, Chairman of Baleg, admitted that a law on alcohol beverages is needed because there are people who have become victims of adulterated alcohol beverages. He also said that there should be a regulation on where alcohol beverages can be sold.
Indra, another member of the Baleg, stated that he hopesthat if the Bill is passed, it will serve as a legal framework on alcohol distribution. As of now, alcohol distribution is regulated under a regional government regulation that can be repealed at any time.
“The Bill can provide a better legal framework to suppress and control alcohol distribution,” Indra concluded.
(hot/jt)
Rofiq Hidayat, Mahinda Arkyasa
Earlier in February 2012, Aditya Mufti Ariffin, a member of the Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) faction, stated that PPP will draft a bill on alcohol beverages (Bill).
He explained that PPP decided to follow through withthe initiative because of the concerns regarding the development of Indonesian youths who are affected by alcohol beverages.
Now, the initiative has reached the next level. On Wednesday (12/12), PPP Secretary Muhammad Arwani Thomafi confirmedthat the Bill has been approved by the House of Representatives (House) in a Legislation Council (Baleg) Plenary Meeting.
For the next step, Arwani said that the House will hold a House Plenary Meeting (Rapat Paripurna) to discuss whether the Bill will be included in the 2013 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas 2013).
PPP, according to Arwani, is willing to initiate the Bill because his party is concerned about the effect alcohol has on the people’s physical and mental health.
“The most recent examples are Novi Amelia, who ran over seven people, and Afriyani, who ran over 12 people because of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol,” Arwani stated.
Even though alcohol beverages have been regulated under Presidential Decree No. 3 of 1997 on Supervision and Control of Alcohol Beverages (Decree), Arwani argued that it does not firmly prohibit the distribution of alcohol.
For example, Article 2 (1) of the Decree stipulates that alcohol beverages can be domestically produced with the permission of Minister of Industry and Trade in accordance with Government Regulation No. 13 of 1995 on Industrial Business Licenses.
He also confirmed that PPP initiative does not relate to the interests of several Moslem communities that aim to implement Islamic sharia in Indonesia.
Arwani insisted that the Bill is purely based on the negative effects that alcohol beverages have on human lives.
“[The Bill] is in accordance with the national development programs, specifically the ones that aim to improve the quality of human resources and the environment through a healthy life perception approach,” he explained.Arwani also stated that PPP is determined to making the Bill into a law.
Igantius Mulyono, Chairman of Baleg, admitted that a law on alcohol beverages is needed because there are people who have become victims of adulterated alcohol beverages. He also said that there should be a regulation on where alcohol beverages can be sold.
Indra, another member of the Baleg, stated that he hopesthat if the Bill is passed, it will serve as a legal framework on alcohol distribution. As of now, alcohol distribution is regulated under a regional government regulation that can be repealed at any time.
“The Bill can provide a better legal framework to suppress and control alcohol distribution,” Indra concluded.
(hot/jt)