Jokowi's National Secretariat Asks Police To Immediately Arrest Violence Against Ade Armando

Face of one of Ade Armando's attackers/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Jokowi's National Secretariat has asked the police to thoroughly investigate cases of violence against social media activists and University of Indonesia (UI) lecturer Ade Armando during a demonstration in front of the Senayan Parliament Building, Jakarta, Monday, April 11.

"The act of violence against Ade Armando is a serious threat to freedom of expression and expression. For this reason, we ask the authorities to thoroughly investigate the perpetrators of violence and investigate their motives", said Secretary-General of the National Leadership Council (Seknas DPN) Jokowi's National Secretariat Dono Prasetyoin a statement received in Medan, Tuesday, April 12.

Jokowi's National Secretariat also strongly condemned the acts of violence against Ade Armando, he said.

Regardless of a person's different attitudes and views, he added, one cannot express disagreement with violence.

In a democratic society, he continued, all parties may express their opinion as long as it is carried out in a polite and non-anarchic manner. Ade Armando has expressed his opinion in a polite and non-anarchic manner.

"In a democratic society, anyone can express his opinion as long as it is done in a polite and non-anarchic manner, and Brother Ade Armando has done that", he said, quoted by Antara.

If the violence case is not investigated, Jokowi's National Secretariat is worried that the same thing will happen to other figures. Therefore, he stressed that the law must be upheld in the case.

The act of violence against Ade Armando has violated the principle of freedom of expression and opinion. In fact, this freedom has been fought for with difficulty at the beginning of the reform era, he said.

"The act of violence against Ade Armando really violates the principles of freedom of expression and freedom of opinion which were fought hard for at the beginning of the reform era", he explained.

Therefore, he appealed to all elements of the nation to always maintain a safe and peaceful situation, to create space for people who want to express their aspirations.

"We still have to maintain the situation, so that there is still room for people who want to express their aspirations", he said.