JAKARTA - Member of the House of Representatives from the PKS faction Ledia Hanifa also responded to the statement of a member of Commission III DPR from PDIP, Arteria Dahlan, who asked that one of the Heads of the High Prosecutor's Office be dealt with firmly by being replaced for speaking Sundanese at a meeting. Arteria also suddenly became a conversation because his words again reap polemics.
By speaking Sundanese, the member of Commission X DPR RI said that Arteria's attitude was excessive.
"Come on, Uncle Arteria Dahlan, I'm just being silly. Seriously, if I say that, it's too much," said Ledia to reporters, Thursday, January 20.
The legislator from the Bandung City and Cimahi City, West Java, really regretted Arteria's actions, which he thought were excessive. It even tends to hurt the community, especially the Sundanese.
The member of the education commission then explained that the obligation to speak Indonesian was indeed stated in Law No. 24 of 2009 concerning the Flag, Language and State Emblem and National Anthem which was further elaborated in Presidential Decree No. 63 of 2019 concerning the Use of Indonesian Language.
There are 14 domains that require the use of Indonesian. Among them are in the realm of Official Communication in the Government and Private Work Environments as well as in the Reports of Each Institution or Individual to Government Agencies as stated in articles 33 and 34 of Law No. 24 of 2009.
“However, this certainly does not mean that the use of regional languages which are only a kind of reinforcement, explanation, insertion, is not used in full throughout the event to be absolutely forbidden. It's like the word falling, it's just 'makruh', there are additional regional language expressions," he explained.
In fact, continued Ledia, the same Law in article 42 clearly states respect, appreciation and protection of the state for regional languages by stating 'Local governments are obliged to develop, foster, and protect regional languages and literature in order to continue to fulfill their position and function in social life in accordance with the times and in order to remain part of the richness of Indonesian culture'.
"So regional languages are developed, protected while Indonesian must be used in official meetings, it's not something that should be contested," he stressed. daily official activities," continued Ledia.
The secretary of the DPR PKS Faction himself once reminded the Minister of Education and Technology who repeatedly used English expressions in a working meeting with Commission X DPR RI, at the end of January 2020.
"It was an official meeting, so I reminded Mas Nadiem to speak Indonesian according to the rules of the law. Maybe because he was abroad for a long time, phrases in English came up many times. Well, my context at that time was to remind him, to get used to it. As a result, now Mas Minister has spoken good and correct Indonesian in every meeting. If there are occasional expressions or choices of English diction, of course it is natural and forgivable.” he said.
In fact, added Ledia, if you examine in detail Law No. 24 of 2009 concerning the Flag, Language and State Emblem and National Anthem and Presidential Regulation No. 63 of 2019 concerning the Use of the Indonesian Language. It turns out that the issue of the use of the Indonesian language which is mandatory for use in 14 domains of life does not in fact place any sanctions for violating these provisions. This is different from the rules regarding flags, state symbols, and the national anthem, which clearly state that there are criminal sanctions for violating the provisions stipulated in the law. Yes, the violation of the use of the Indonesian language seems to use a persuasive educative approach.
"So if there is a violation, then the right thing is to be reminded, given the rules, informative, persuasive and educative. If you ask to be dismissed, strict action will be taken, it will actually exceed the provisions of the law. That means it's too much. Previously, Member of Commission III of the DPR RI PDIP faction, Arteria Dahlan, criticized Attorney General Sanitar Burhanuddin because the Head of the High Prosecutor's Office used Sundanese in the meeting.
This criticism was conveyed by Arteria to Burhanuddin during the AGO's Working Meeting with the DPR on Monday, January 17. He even asked the Attorney General to remove the Kajati for using Sundanese in the meeting.
"There has been a little criticism, Mr. JA (Prosecutor General), there is Kajati, sir, in the meeting in the working meeting, he spoke in Sundanese, replace that sir. We are Indonesian, sir," said Arteria, Monday, January 17.
Arteria admitted that he was worried that if he used the regional language in a meeting, it could hinder communication. For this reason, Arteria asked Burhanuddin to take action.
"People will be afraid, if people use Sundanese, people will be afraid, what will they say, etc. We ask that something like this be taken decisive action," said Arteria.
Arteria also regretted Kajati's attitude in using Sundanese at the meeting. He considered that Kajati should use Indonesian at the meeting.
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