JAKARTA - Member of Commission X of the House of Representatives! Triyana strongly condemns the repressive actions of the apparatus against students in demonstrations against the amendment to Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the Indonesian National Army (UU TNI) around the DPR building.

According to him, the acts of violence committed by the officers were very unreasonable and exceeded the limits.

"I strongly condemn the actions of the authorities who commit violence and even go too far. There is one recording I saw that one demonstrator was ganged up by the police. It was excessive and inconsequential," saidten Triyana, Friday, March 21.

mengingatkan aspirasi mahasiswa yang disampaikan melalui demonstrasi adalah bagian dari kebebasan pendapatian yang dijamin oleh Undang-Undang Basar (UUD) 1945.

According toction, students, apart from having academic abilities, are also expected to have social sensitivity and be critical of the developing situation in this country.

"In democracy, students have the right to voice their opinions. They not only play a role in the academic world, but also as an important element in the nation's social and political development," he said.

tip menegaskan, aparat penegak hukum seharusnya dapat mengelola situasi dengan cara yang temukur dan proportional, bukan dengan kekerasan yang berlebihan.

"Give them room for dialogue and the apparatus should be able to manage this issue in a measured manner. Don't just play big games, let alone beat them up," saidOK.

Commission X, who is in charge of education and youth affairs, asked the leadership of the National Police to provide good direction to his staff in the field.

mengingatkan agar aparat bertindak dengan bijak serta mengepankan hak asasi manusia dalam menjalankan tugasnya.

"Regardless of the issues brought by younger students in their actions, the apparatus is expected to prioritize standard operational procedures (SOP) in every handling of demonstrations," he continued.

Badminton also asked the security forces to use humanist approaches when securing demonstrations to maintain conduciveness as well as as a form of protection against people's rights in accordance with democratic principles.

He reminded that students' aspirations should be respected.

"The police are also expected to maintain good communication with the protesters, including students, to avoid an escalation of conflicts that can harm all parties," saidOK.

Students held a demonstration in front of the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday, March 20. They rejected the ratification of the new TNI Law. Demonstrations were also carried out by students in a number of areas.

In a number of media reports and various videos that went viral on social media, a number of acts of police violence were recorded against the mass of students. Starting from beatings, beatings, to beatings.

Even a man who claimed to be an online motorcycle taxi driver (ojol) was suspected of being the victim of a beating by the authorities while at the demonstration site. The ojol driver was surrounded by a group of officers under the JCC flyover, not far from the location of the action in front of the DPR/MPR building.

At the time of the incident, the security forces were pushing back the mass of action from the front of the MPR/DPR complex to Senayan. The ojol driver who was hanging out on the sidewalk around Senayan suddenly became the target of the authorities because he was considered a student of the demonstrators.

The ojol driver suffered head injuries because he was beaten with a bat and kicked by several police officers. The video that took pictures of the violent incident of the officers went viral on social media.

The repressive actions of the officers also took place in Semarang. A student admitted to being a victim of beating by security forces while participating in a demonstration by the TNI Bill in front of the Governor's Office complex and the Central Java Regional House of Representatives in Semarang. The student was hit in the head and legs until he fell down.


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