The Special Committee Meeting On The Rights Of Regent Pati Sudewo Was Colored By Riots Of Supporting Masses

JAKARTA - The meeting of the Special Committee (Pansus) on the Rights of the Pati DPRD regarding the impeachment of the Regent Pati Sudewo was marked by a riot between two opposing masses on Thursday, October 2.

The masses consisted of supporters of regents and masses from the United Pati Society Alliance (AMPB) who supported impeachment involved in an argument in front of the DPRD office. The hot situation has been suppressed by the Pati City Police (Polresta).

"After the completion, Alhamdulillah, the meeting went smoothly. However, when the Regent left the DPRD building, there were support groups and other groups who were arguing with each other. Finally, we secured it in front of the DPRD office," said Chief of Police Pati Kombes Pol. Jaka Wahyudi in Pati, confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the authorities immediately controlled the situation by asking the two camps to exercise restraint. The supporters of the Pati Regent were escorted to return to their respective places, while the AMPB crowd was directed to leave the area around the Pati Square so that further collisions would not occur.

"We invite communication so that they both withdraw, both from supporters of the Regent and from AMPB. We take care of each other so that conflicts or disputes do not occur. Thankfully, everyone can exercise restraint and finally the situation will return to conducive," he said.

Jaka emphasized that the police and the TNI are committed to maintaining security stability in Pati Regency. All parties are also asked not to be provoked.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Special Committee for the Right to Inquiry of the DPRD, Pati Teguh Bandang Waluyo, admitted that he was not aware of any riots outside the building. The reason is, when the incident occurred, all members of the special committee were focused on holding meetings.

"We don't know about the noise outside because we have entered the special committee room. But in principle, on behalf of the special committee, we would like to thank the police and the TNI for overseeing the meeting. From the beginning until the end of the meeting it went smoothly," he said.

The Special Committee for the Right to Angkat of the DPRD Pati which presented Regent Pati Sudewo took place from 10.00 to 13.00 WIB.

In addition to the commotion between groups, one of the journalists was also disturbed by an individual who tried to interfere when he wanted to video the riot. Luckily, the gadget that had fallen on the ground only suffered abrasions.