Friction between law enforcement benefits corruptors

JAKARTA - Intelligence and geopolitical observer, Amir Hamzah, emphasized that the dynamics that are developing between the National Police and the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) and the TNI should not be allowed to drag on.

Because, every friction between law enforcement and defense agencies will only benefit those who have been trying to avoid legal processes, especially corruptors.

According to him, the National Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the TNI are three strategic state institutions that have different functions, but complement each other in maintaining national stability, law enforcement, and state security.

"State institutions should not be clashed and pitted against each other. The common enemy must be corruption, not fellow state officials," said Amir, Sunday, July 12.

He revealed that, in the perspective of intelligence, every inter-agency conflict must be read more broadly than just a legal or sectoral ego issue.

The friction that continues to be shown to the public has the potential to be used by a network of corruption that has long felt threatened by the anti-corruption agenda.

"The more energy the apparatus has to waste on internal conflicts, the greater the space for corruptors to devise protection strategies," he added.

Amir said that the public currently wants legal certainty rather than witnessing inter-institutional polemics that have the potential to reduce public confidence in state institutions.

Therefore, every developing dynamics must be immediately resolved through constitutional mechanisms and coordination between the leadership of institutions.

He reminded that issues that develop in the public and social media can increase tensions if they are not handled wisely. Therefore, the public needs to distinguish between the legal process that is running and the narrative that has the potential to break the relationship between institutions.

"The country needs solidity. Don't let anyone deliberately use the situation to build the perception that state officials are at war with each other. If that happens, the corruptors will smile," said Amir.

He hopes that all institutional leaders can prioritize communication, coordination, and respect for the legal process so that each case can be handled professionally without causing prolonged conflicts.

"Don't give corruptors any room to take advantage of inter-agency differences as a loophole to avoid legal accountability," he concluded.