There Are Many Seniors Above, Tito's Words For The Candidate For Chief Of Police, Komjen Listyo SIgit

JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), Tito Karnavian, admitted that he had provided input on internal solidity for the National Police chief candidate Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo when he visited him as the former National Police Chief.

"Among them is how for internal solidity, because Pak Sigit is the same as me, there are many seniors above," Tito said in his release, in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Not only about internal solidity, Tito also admitted that he had also provided input to Komjen Listyo Sigit about other performances in law enforcement.

"The second is how to strengthen the binmas ranks. Then we also convey other performances in strict law enforcement, with binmas activities," he said.

In addition to input, Minister of Home Affairs Tito also asked Polri for support from Komjen Listyo Sigit in terms of cooperation during the Pilkada stage, which is now entering the dispute trial stage at the Constitutional Court (MK).

"Then I also asked for support to Pak Sigit, because this is one of the tasks of the Ministry of Home Affairs to be the spearhead of the government in the Pilkada that we have been through," he said.

The simultaneous 2020 Regional Head Election (Pilkada), continued Tito, still has its "tail", which is related to disputes submitted to the Constitutional Court.

"This must also be maintained so that conflicts don't occur. This requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Home Affairs and is supported by all 'stakeholders', including the National Police," he said.

Then, he admitted that he had also discussed the cooperation between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Police on various issues. Mainly, said Tito, in supporting the Government's program for vaccination and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We talked about the situation in Central Sulawesi, how the terrorists were, then the situation in Papua, how the cooperation between the National Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs, in addition we also talked about the cooperation between the National Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs in order to support each other to help the President overcome the pandemic problem. , vaccinations, he said.

Next, discussing the issue of social assistance (bansos) so that it can be realized quickly and on target, which is carried out by the Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini and several other ministers, and also related to economic recovery.

Furthermore, the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that one of President Joko Widodo's emphasis was to build a conducive investment climate, both for domestic and foreign potential investors.

This climate, he said, needs to be supported by all parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs, especially local government officials.

"And I ask the Chief of Police, Pak Sigit. God willing, there will be no obstacles and to build the climate together. So there should be no illegal fees that hinder the investment climate," he said.