SBY Asks Airlangga To Point Directly To The Nose Of The Party Holding The Demonstration Against The Job Creation Law

Screenshot of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Youtube account

JAKARTA - The 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) asked the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto to immediately point to the nose of the party he said was behind the demonstration against the Work Creation Omnibus Law which occurred in a number of areas.

According to him, this needs to be done so that the accusations do not run wild and make people suspicious of each other.

"If asked that it is best to ask him, who is meant by the person who rides the person to finance the movement. Maybe if there is no clarity this is not good, the people are suspicious of each other, it is not good to go here and there," said SBY in the dialogue he uploaded. on his YouTube account, Monday, October 12th.

He also reminded that elements of society who are engaged in the demonstration, of course, will also feel insulted by such expressions.

Furthermore, SBY emphasized that if it was not true he was the mastermind behind the action. Apart from that, he is also not sure if Airlangga or a number of other ministers such as the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) accuse him.

Given that so far, his relationship with the ministers who served in the Forward Indonesia Cabinet has had a good relationship.

"I really am not sure if Pak Airlangga is Pak Luhut or BIN what I mean. My relationship with Pak Airlangga has been good, with Pak Luhut so far. With BIN there are no problems. I am not sure if BIN considers me an enemy of the country I think not, "he said.

"So yesterday I was accused like that, it is not good. It is not good, if our country is increasingly fertile, slander, hoaxes, and baseless accusations," he added.

SBY also suggested that the government immediately take firm action against the perpetrators who are deemed to have motivated and financed the demonstrators. The goal is to prevent the state from being seen as a fake news maker by the public because currently Indonesia really needs support from the public.

"If indeed moving to ride to finance is considered a criminal state and violates the law, the law must be enforced, it is better stated. If the country does not make hoaxes, it is not good because we have to trust our government," said the former Chairman of the Democratic Party.

"We must put our trust in our government to carry out its duties. If the people later think that this is why they are playing accusations, the government is not good," he added.

In addition, SBY also encouraged the government to honestly answer who the mastermind was. Because, this is part of the ethics of officials who hold the people's mandate.

"So if I am asked like that. The most I can answer is to clarify all of this, yes, the people. I am sure that if he is asked by the press by the people, he must answer. That is the ethics that must be possessed by anyone who is carrying out the mandate of leading this country," he said.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said there were figures who mobilized and financed the mass action of the workers and workers. He even said that the government had known and monitored who was behind the mass demonstrations that took place in a number of areas including Jakarta.

"We know who is driving it. We know who the sponsor is, we know who financed it. So we hope that the seven factions in the DPR also represent the people," said Airlangga in a television program.

He then accused the person behind the scenes of having a very big ego that drove and financed the action. The General Chair of the Golkar Party also said that this person was only motivating but did not want to join the demonstration in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic like today.

Furthermore, he also emphasized that the government would not hesitate to take firm legal action if the masses who participated in the action were in chaos. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, this kind of activity has the potential to transmit the virus.

"We cannot punish with just words. Of course we see the actions taken. If there is a legal action (which is violated, red) the government takes firm action, especially through law enforcement officials," he said.