Dressed in traditional Sabu attire from East Nusa Tenggara, the President delivered the speech during an annual state of the nation address before members of the country’s executive, legislative and judicial branches at the House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday.

He said a high degree of flexibility and a streamlined bureaucracy should never be achieved by sacrificing legal certainty, anticorruption efforts and democracy.

“All policies must focus on environmental friendliness and promote the protection of human rights,” he said.

Jokowi went on to say that the government had always made serious efforts at corruption eradication and added that measures to prevent corruption had to be intensified through simple, transparent and efficient governance.

“The law must be enforced without discrimination. The upholding of democratic values cannot be compromised. Democracy must continue without disrupting the speed of work and legal certainty, as well as the noble values of our nation,” he said.

With his speech, Jokowi appeared to respond to criticism over how his government has pressed ahead with the deliberation of controversial bills, including the omnibus bill on jobs.

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