Coordinating Ministry For Political, Legal And Security Affairs: Ormas For Law Violators Can Be Revoked And Disbanded

Illustration of mass organizations (Ormas) (pixabay)

JAKARTA - The central government takes a firm stance against community organizations (ormas) that are indicated or affiliated with thuggery acts. The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polkam) stated that the mass organizations that made unrest in the community and violated the law were disbanded legally.

Expert Staff for Ideology and Constitution of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Inspector General Pol Desman Sujaya Tarigan explained that firm action against problematic mass organizations already has a strong legal basis, namely Law Number 17 of 2017 concerning Community Organizations (Ormas).

"In Law Number 17 of 2017, Articles 59, 61, 62, and 63 explained that mass organizations that violate the law can revoke their permits, frozen their legal entities, and even disbanded and subject to criminal sanctions," said Inspector General of Police Desman Sujaya Tarigan Thursday, August 22.

As a concrete step, the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs went directly to North Sumatra Province (North Sumatra) to follow up on cases of mass organizations that were troubling and involved in criminal acts.

In this action, the central government collaborated with the North Sumatra Provincial Government, Bukit Barisan Military Command I, North Sumatra Police, and various other stakeholders.

"The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs appreciates the North Sumatra Forkopimda for taking strategic steps, especially in dealing with drugs and mass organizations affiliated with thuggery," he said.

The coordination meeting involved various important institutions, including the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the North Sumatra Provincial Government, the Bukit Barisan Military Command I, the North Sumatra Police, the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, as well as other institutions and stakeholders.

This cross-institutional collaboration is the key in dealing with problems with problematic mass organizations and acts of thuggery that damage social order.

Desman emphasized that the government supports the existence of mass organizations that move within the corridor of the law and participate in building the nation. However, mass organizations that become tools of violence, extortion, or violate the law will be dealt with firmly.

"If the mass organization has entered the realm of criminal acts, let alone causing unrest, then the state must be present and act," he concluded.