Jokowi Gives Directions Opening Government Officials Abolished, Ministry Home Affairs Prepares Circular Letter

Jokowi Gives Directions Opening Government Officials Abolished, Ministry Home Affairs Prepares Circular Letter

President Joko Widodo gave directions so that the holding of joint iftar during Ramadan 1444 Hijriah be abolished. 

This directive was contained in the Cabinet Secretary's Letter Number 38/Seskab/DKK/03/2023 concerning directions regarding the holding of a joint iftar which was signed by Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung on March 21, 2023. 

Responding to this directive, the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) is currently preparing a circular letter (SE) as a follow-up. 

"We are in the process of preparing the SE," said the Head of Information Center at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Benni Irwan, when confirmed by Kompas.com, Wednesday (22/3/2023) evening. 

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"We will immediately follow up with the SE to the governors, regents and mayors. It is currently being processed, once completed it will be sent to the regions," he explained. 

The directives were addressed to the ministers of the Onward Indonesia Cabinet, the Attorney General, the TNI Commander, the National Police Chief and heads of agencies/institutions. 

The letter contained three points of President Jokowi's directives. 

First, the handling of Covid-19 is currently in transition from a pandemic to endemic, so caution is still required. 

Second, in connection with this matter, the holding of breaking the fast together in the holy month of Ramadan 1444 Hijriah should be abolished. 

Third, the Minister of Home Affairs should follow up on these directives to governors, regents and mayors. 

The letter requests that ministers, heads of agencies, heads of institutions and heads of regions comply with the President's directives and forward them to all employees in their respective agencies. 

As is well known, the government through the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) has set 1 Ramadan 1444 H or the start of Ramadan 2023 fasting to fall on Thursday (23/3/2023) or tomorrow.