Questioning The Discussion Of The Omnibus Law Bill With BIN, The Police, And The Attorney General's Office

Public discussion questioning the Omnibus Law Bill (Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Director of LBH Jakarta, Arif Maulana, criticized President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) steps to ask the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), the National Police Chief, and the Attorney General's Office to approach organizations that reject the Omnibus Law Bill.

According to Arif, if these institutions were assigned to approach, there would not be discussions, but intimidation and repression.

"Pak Jokowi said it was friends who rejected the Omnibus Law, please invite to a discussion. But who was told to? BIN, Police, Prosecutors. Is this a discussion or intimidation?" he said, at the LBH Building, Jalan Dipenogoro, Central Jakarta, Sunday, January 19.

Arif assessed that Jokowi's move seemed to emphasize that the people should not criticize the Omnibus Law Bill. In addition, to think of rejection of the omnibus law is wrong thinking.

The formation of regulations should include all stakeholders, including the people. Arif said, one of them is the community who will be affected by the regulation.

According to Arif, so far the only people involved in forming the regulations. So it tends to be discriminatory.

"Asking BIN police and the attorney general to socialize the omnibus law? That threatens the people. Not socialization. Those are the methods of the authoritarian state. Omnibus is a threat and an insult to our democracy," he said.

Arief assessed that the formation of the omnibus law was also reckless. This was the case when the government and the DPR made a very fast revision of the KPK Law. This broomstick rule also has the same potential as it must be completed within a hundred days.

As is known, the government is currently drafting the Omnibus Law Bill on the orders of President Jokowi. However, this president's wish, of course, did not go smoothly. Some groups in society, such as workers, also refused.

For a number of organizations, Jokowi asked the National Police to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to approach and communicate. So that the policy can be understood.

"To the police chief, the head of BIN, the attorney general and all related ministries, which are related to communication, what I used to convey is also so that his approach to existing organizations is also carried out," said Jokowi, in his introduction to a limited cabinet meeting, at the Presidential Office. , Jakarta, Wednesday January 15, as quoted by vivanews.com