Tour Of Duty Is Considered A Classic Argument, Observer: Herman Herry's Rotation From The Chairman Of The Commission To Become An Ordinary Member Is Degradation

Herman Herry / VOI

JAKARTA - The PDIP faction rotated Herman Herry from the chairman of Commission III of the DPR to become a member of Commission VII of the DPR RI. Herman was replaced by Secretary of the PDIP Faction Bambang Wuryanto alias Bambang Pacul to fill the position of head of the legal commission. The head of the PDIP faction, Utut Adianto, previously reasoned that the transfer of board or AKD equipment was an ordinary tour of duty. In response to this, a political observer from Al Azhar University Indonesia, Ujang Komaruddin, considers this reason to be an obsolete argument.

"I saw it, sorry, it's a classic argument, an ordinary argument, an old argument," said Ujang when contacted by VOI, Thursday, November 18. Because according to him, Herman Herry was not transferred to the same position, namely as the head of the commission. But as a member.

"Logically, if he was the chairman of commission III, then he was transferred to commission VII as a leader again, not as a member. That's a tour of duty, right, if the leader is made a member, his name is relegated, his name is discarded," explained Ujang. The Executive Director of the Indonesia Political Review (IPR) suspects that Herman Herry was 'expelled' to Commission VII of the DPR as an ordinary member because the legislator from the East Nusa Tenggara electoral district was unable to fulfill the wishes of the PDIP. Moreover, Herman Herry's name had appeared in the alleged corruption in social assistance (bansos) involving PDIP politician, Juliari Batubara.

"I suspect that if there is an exile, usually a member of the faction is not able to fulfill the party's wishes. I don't know whether it is related to legal issues surrounding PDIP or other agendas that I don't know. But that's usually how it is," said Ujang.

On the other hand, continued Ujang, the pattern that occurs in the DPR when the leadership cannot run it properly will be replaced. "For example, Diah Pitaloka is the same, when the case in Commission IX can't be transferred. Therefore, actually it is the degradation of members as if wrapped in a tour of duty argument," explained Ujang. So, why is his successor Bambang Pacul? It is known that recently, Bambang was the most vehemently opposed to Ganjar Pranowo's candidacy, until the term wild boar emerged. Does Herman Herry have anything to do with supporting Ganjar?

"Yes, maybe it's going that way, it could be. It was detected 'support support' and then there were indications there. PDI-P will definitely kill him. Because of that, he might be relegated to being a member. The party wants him to do B, he's considered indisciplined and then he's thrown out," he said. Sonny. Previously, the chairman of the PDIP faction of the DPR RI, Utut Adianto, confirmed that his party had rotated the board's equipment or AKD.

"It's true that it was moved from III to VII as of November 16," said Utut to reporters, Wednesday, November 17.

There is no problem, the former Deputy Speaker of the DPR said that Herman Hery was transferred to Commission VII as part of the refreshment of the PDIP Faction. In addition, said Utut, this is part of a career in the DPR RI.

"This is a tour of duty. An ordinary tour of duty," said Utut.