The National Police Chief And The Press Council Hold A Meeting To Discuss The Prevention Of Political Polarization In The Media

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo held a meeting with the Chairman of the Press Council Azyumardi Azra. During the meeting, they discussed efforts to prevent political polarization during the 2024 general election.

"The things that are currently being carried out by the National Police, commonly known as the cooling system, are to prevent polarization that will divide the unity of the nation's children, which usually arises because of the use of identity politics during elections," said Listyo Sigit to reporters, Tuesday, 21 June

Then, in the meeting, the National Police Chief and the Press Council also made an agreement or MoU. It contains information exchange, educational socialization related to the news during the election.

It is undeniable that news or information circulating on social media triggers divisions in society.

"So this is what we discussed earlier and we agreed that in the future we must take care of all of this so that we can provide educational literacy on how to jointly maintain healthy politics, which of course is our common concern," he said.

With this agreement, it is hoped that it will reduce the potential for division. Thus, the 2024 democratic party process will run smoothly.

"We need to reduce the potential for division, and I always say this every time we meet with all elements of all the characters, especially this time these things are our concern," said Sigit.