Cannot Be Careless, This Is A Procedure That Must Be Carried Out By The KPK Until The Police Summon Members Of The TNI

JAKARTA - The police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cannot summon TNI members arbitrarily. Recently, summoning soldiers for questioning must obtain permission from the commander or head of the original unit.

This rule is stated in ST Panglima TNI Number ST/1221/2021 dated November 5, 2021 regarding the procedure for summoning TNI soldiers by law enforcement officers.

Quoted from the official Instagram of the TNI Marines, the issuance of the rules was carried out because of a summons that was not in accordance with applicable legal provisions and was carried out by the police.

"So to avoid misunderstandings, minimize legal problems, and carry out legal compliance for TNI soldiers, it is necessary to regulate the provisions for summoning," as quoted from the Instagram upload.

Furthermore, there are four points regulated in the ST Panglima. First, summons made to TNI soldiers by the Police, KPK, other law enforcement officers in order to provide information related to legal events must go through the commander/head of the unit.

Second, summoning TNI soldiers who are not in accordance with procedures, so that the Commander/Head of Units coordinates with the law enforcement officers in question.

Next, soldiers who provide information regarding legal events to law enforcement officers can be carried out in their units accompanied by Law Officers or Unit Officers.

Fourth, TNI soldiers who provide information related to legal events to law enforcement officers can be carried out at the office of law enforcement officers who summoned them accompanied by legal officers.