Jakarta (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has said that it will follow up on a letter issued by President Prabowo Subianto concerning the Bill to ratify the extradition agreement between Indonesia and the Russian Federation into law.

During the DPR’s 21st Plenary Session of the IV Session Period of the 2024–2025 legislative year on Tuesday, Deputy Speaker Adies Kadir confirmed that the letter, numbered R34/Pres/06/2025, was received on June 5, 2025.

“The letter concerns the Bill on Ratification of an Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Russian Federation on Extradition,” Kadir, who presided over the plenary session at the parliament complex, said.

He then read out other presidential letters received by the DPR during the period from April to June 2025, including a May 7 letter concerning the proposed ratification of the ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Building and Construction Materials.

They further included a May 19 letter concerning the appointment of government representatives for deliberations on 10 bills on cities and districts, and a letter dated June 19 on the 2024 State Budget Implementation Accountability Bill.

Kadir said that the DPR also received a letter from the Regional Representative Council (DPD), dated April 11, on its decision on follow-up actions to the State Audit Board’s (BPK’s) Semester 1/2024 Audit Report Overview on Indications of State Losses.

The deputy speaker stressed that all the letters, including the presidential letter on the Indonesia-Russia extradition agreement, will be followed up as per the internal mechanism.

The plenary session was attended by deputy speakers Cucun Ahmad Syamsurizal and Saan Mustopa, and 398 out of 579 MPs. Speaker Puan Maharani and Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad did not join the session.

The session also heard the government’s statement on the 2024 State Budget Implementation Accountability Bill and its response to party factions’ statements on the 2026 State Budget details.

During the session, the parliament also decided on the 2025–2029 Strategic Plan proposed by the DPR and the commissions responsible for overseeing the Danantara Indonesia investment authority.

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