Bahlil Welcomes Positive Refinery Guard And Fuel Terminal By The TNI
JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia opened his voice regarding the statement of the Minister of Defense who would place TNI soldiers to guard the fuel refinery and terminal.
Bahlil said that he had no problem with placing the TNI in the national vital object.
"There is no problem. Instead of people sabotaged into TNI security officers, police, that's important," Bahlil said, quoted on Thursday, November 27.
Bahlil assessed that all state apparatuses and institutions must work together to secure important state facilities.
"I think all state institutions should collaborate to secure what is important for the interests of the state," Bahlil continued.
The chairman of the Golkar Party also said that this escort was also needed considering the risks and threats faced by vital state objects.
"The potential (threat) is always there," said Bahlil.
Previously, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin revealed that he would add to the Indonesian National Army (TNI) battalion which would spread throughout Indonesia in order to maintain national stability and sovereignty.
This was conveyed by Sjafrie after a closed meeting with Commission I of the DPR at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, November 24. The meeting, said Sjafrie, discussed the issues concerned with the use, strength, and strength building.
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Currently, Indonesia, continued the Minister of Defense, has 150 TNI battalions to maintain regional security. He considered that there was still a need to add battalions to save national interests in various sectors and regions.
This Battalion, said the Minister of Defense, was not included in terms of territorial ambition needs, but solely to maintain territorial integrity and security and save national interests. As well as safeguarding strategic industries that have links to state sovereignty. "As an example, Pertamina's refinery and terminal, this is also an inseparable part of our power title," he said.