Mahfud MD Will Prepare For The Consolidation Of Legal And Security Apparatus In The Face Of The 2024 General Election

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said law enforcement and security officers must improve ahead of the 2024 General Election.

"For election security, there is no conflict, but if there are other issues, about the mafia, what about, I think we have to admit that our security forces and law enforcement officers must be addressed ahead of the 2024 election," said Mahfud MD at the 'Compas100 CEO Forum' event at the State Palace, Jakarta, Friday 2 December.

Mahfud MD said the most important thing at this time is to prepare consolidation so that security forces and law enforcement officers clean up ahead of the 2024 General Election, including the government's efforts to make adequate legal instruments.

"I don't need to say now what are the real problems in our field of law enforcement, how come it seems complicated. But the important thing is that we will continue to prepare consolidation," he said, quoted by Antara.

According to Mahfud MD, improving security forces and law enforcement will have a long-term impact, not only for readiness ahead of the political year in 2024.

"Not only for 2023, but at important points, then 2030, then 2045," he said.

The government, said Mahfud, continues to strive to create political and social stability to support economic recovery, for example, the government is preparing solutions for social problems such as minimum wages and employment problems.

"Of course the substance policy is that the direction of policy is made by related institutions, such as the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Finance, and so on. However, we are guarding its security and if necessary we will make legal instruments," he said.

Mahfud MD said the 2024 General Election process and the current stages could no longer be postponed. According to him, in a juridical manner, the government has passed a schedule.

"It has been determined what month, what date, it has been determined that it must be completed. That's what we are doing," said Mahfud MD.

The 2024 election will be held on February 14, 2024, to elect the president and vice president, members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD for the 2024-2029 period simultaneously. After that, regional head elections will be held on November 27, 2024.