SEMARANG Thugs under the guise of community organizations (ormas) are still a serious threat to the investment climate in Indonesia. The Director General of Politics and General Government (Polpum) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Bahtiar Baharuddin, emphasized the need for routine evaluation of the performance of the Integrated Task Force for Handling and Development of Ormas in each region.
"Don't be afraid of mass organizations. The state must not obey," said Bahtiar when giving directions in the Pancasila Values Actualization Forum at the Grand Candi Hotel, Semarang, Friday, July 25, 2025.
This activity is also a momentum to evaluate the presence of Integrated Task Forces in all regencies/cities in Central Java. Bahtiar asked the regional Forkopimda to ensure that the task force had been formed and carried out routine evaluations every Wednesday.
According to him, many mass organizations deviate from their original goals. Instead of building, they are destructive. "There is a limit. If it violates, the sanctions can be administrative to disband," he said.
Data from the Directorate General of Polpum recorded 1,540 cases of investment disruptions by mass organizations and their individuals throughout 2024. In fact, the loss due to thuggery of mass organizations is estimated at IDR 900 trillion based on a report from the Ministry of Investment.
We cannot allow this to continue. The state must be present, said Bahtiar, while giving an example of Vietnam and Thailand, which are now superior in attracting investors because their security climate is more maintained.
Present at the event were elements of the Central Java Forkopimda, ranging from the Prosecutor's Office, Kesbangpol, TNI, Polri, to the Semarang City Government. Also accompanying Bahtiar, Director of Ideology and National Insight Development Sri Handoko Taruna, Director of Ormas Budi Arwan, and Secretary of Central Java Province, Sumarni.
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