Commission X of the DPR demands that UIM lecturers who insulted the cashier of the convenience store be sanctioned firmly

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the House of Representatives, Lalu Hadrian Irfani, condemned the unpraiseworthy actions of a lecturer at the Makassar Islamic University (UIM) Amal Said who spat on a self-service cashier.

He urged that the lecturer be given a firm sanction for injuring human values and damaging the dignity of the teaching profession.

"I think, as a lecturer, the spitting behavior is an uncivilized act, degrading human dignity, and absolutely cannot be tolerated in any social life," Lalu Hadrian Irfani told reporters, Monday, December 29.

"The incident is very unfortunate and cannot be justified under any circumstances. Lecturers are educators and moral role models in the public sphere, so arrogant attitudes, especially spitting on service workers, are clearly contrary to academic ethical values, social manners, and the dignity of the teaching profession," he continued.

According to Lalu, emotional reasons cannot be used as an excuse for verbal and symbolic acts of violence. Rather, said Lalu, self-control is an important part of the integrity of a lecturer and state apparatus.

"Emotional reasons cannot be used as an excuse, because self-control is part of a lecturer's integrity," said the PKB legislator from the NTB II District.

Then Hadrian encouraged that the handling of this case be carried out firmly and proportionately. Considering that the person concerned has the status of a state civil servant (ASN), he asked that the sanctions be enforced in accordance with the applicable regulations.

"Because the person concerned has the status of ASN, the sanctions must be enforced firmly and proportionately in accordance with regulations, ranging from ASN disciplinary sanctions, ethical sanctions by universities, to an open apology," he said.

Then emphasized that the enforcement of sanctions is not merely to punish, but also to provide a deterrent effect and learning for all parties.

"This is important so that the public space and the academic world learn to demand civilized behavior, not arrogance," he concluded.