Many Police Have Problems, Megawati Reminds Police To Evaluate

Megawati Soekarnoputri was the speaker at the book launch event on the 58th day of the National Resilience Institution (Lemhanas)/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the Police to evaluate themselves. This request was submitted because Megawati felt responsible for remembering that the separation of the Police and the TNI occurred while she was on duty.

"Sorry, yes, Mr. Police. I separated the police, you know. The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia is struggling because it is Tap MPR. If you don't believe it, look (historic, red)," Megawati said while speaking at a book launch event at the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Saturday, May 20.

Megawati then mentioned the number of problematic police officers such as the former Head of the Propam Division, Ferdy Sambo, who was later sentenced to death until AKBP Achiruddin Hasibuan. According to Megawati, they are far from being called a task and make her unable to understand.

"How about, the police now. I talked to the president, what is it (police, ed) doing," he said.

It didn't stop there, the problem that plagued the police also made him talk with the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

"How can he (improve, ed). I have rights, for example, my people," said the PDIP General Chair.

Megawati then recalled how the initial process was when the Police were separated from the TNI. At that time, the Bhayangkara Corps was deemed to have no infrastructure.

"I made it good, the house is still making the goods because it's separated, there's no goods. I bought a plane for the National Police Chief, now I don't know if it's dilapidated or what. There's a helicopter," he said.

The launch of this book was attended by the Chairman of the MPR Bambang Soesatyo, TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono. In the ranks of ministers, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly, Minister of PAN RB Abdullah Azwar Anas, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Cooperatives Teten Masduki, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs John Wempi Wetipo.

In the event, in addition to launching 58 books regarding Lemhannas, there was also a book review agenda written by PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto entitled Progressive Geopolitical Coexistence, which is its dissertation entitled 'Discussion of Soekarno's Geopolitical Thoughts and Relevance to National Defense'.