JAKARTA - Political communication expert at Esa Unggul University, Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that the proposal to impeach Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka by some retired generals is part of public expression and is not taboo in democracy.
"Such an expression should be considered normal in a democratic country. Because every child of the nation has the right to express their aspirations, including the vice president, which he does not want," he said, Sunday, April 27, 2025.
According to him, as long as the aspirations conveyed by the retired people are still in the corridor of democracy, their views should be respected. "Other nation's children should not denounce them, let alone corner them," he added.
However, Jamil disagrees that Gibran's impeachment from his position as vice president is carried out in a coup manner. This is because such methods as a coup are very contrary to the principles of democracy applied in Indonesia.
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"The impeachment request should be considered normal. Such a request is not prohibited in a democratic country. However, if the impeachment wish is carried out by means of a coup, then these efforts must be crushed," he concluded.
Previously, the TNI Retired Forum issued eight demands against President Prabowo Subianto. The demands were signed by former Minister of Religion General TNI (Ret.) Fachrul Razi, General TNI (Ret.) Tyasno Soedarto, Admiral TNI (Ret.) Slamet Soebianto and TNI Marshal (Ret.) Hanafie Asnan.
One of the points in the lawsuit is that the proposed replacement of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to the MPR on the pretext of the Constitutional Court's decision on Article 169 Letter Q of the Election Law has violated the Constitutional Court's procedural law and the Law on Judiciary Power.
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