Ade Armando Battered In Front Of The DPR, Ridwan Kamil: Everyone Holds This Is The Holy Month Of Ramadan

The alleged perpetrator of the first beating in the beating of Ade Armando in front of the DPR. (Ist)

JAKARTA - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said violence in any form is not justified. Especially in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan.

This was conveyed by Ridwan Kamil in response to the beating that befell social activist Ade Armando in front of the gates of the Jakarta DPR Building on April 11 afternoon.

"Whatever the expression of the argument, never bring violence in its activities, including violence against Ade Armando which should not have happened, if everyone can restrain themselves. Moreover, this is the holy month of Ramadan which we must respect," he said in the Instagram account @ridwankamil, quoted Tuesday 12 April.

The man who is familiarly called Kang Emil said that the democratic state system in Indonesia allows its citizens to submit their aspirations and desires through a representative system of both executive and legislative representatives.

So if there is a narrative or discourse in this country that is different from the agreement, he said, of course it must be expressed and discussed properly with policy holders.

He also discussed the demands of students and a number of community organizations that were brought up during demonstrations on April 11 in various places in Indonesia. According to him, it is legitimate for students to voice this because the extension of the term of office of the president or president for three terms violates the constitution.

"Whatever the discourse. Including the discourse that had warmed up before today's demonstration, regarding the extension of the president's office to 3 periods, which is certainly different from the agreement of only 2 periods as written in the 45 Constitution," he said.

However, Kang Emil said that the submission of opinions to executive and legislative representatives to differences in aspirations between fellow elements must be addressed openly without violence. He emphasized that in a democracy, do not bring violence.

"Those who agree, please give a good argument and those who don't agree have a good argument. After deliberation and consensus, whether it changes or not, that's an agreement that must be respected. Whatever the expression of the argument, never bring violence," he said.

Ade Armando is known to have been ganged up by a group of people during a demonstration held by the All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) in front of the Senayan Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, Monday, April 11 afternoon. In a photo obtained by VOI, the University of Indonesia lecturer was even stripped of his pants.

Ade Armando is known to be a figure who often defends President Joko Widodo. On social media and YouTube channels containing social media activists, he has become a figure who supports Jokowi's policies and rejects those who are against the government.