PPP 'Bucin' To Romahurmuziy, Still Considered Assets Even Though A Former Convict Of Corruption

The former convict of corruption cases and chairman of the PPP, M Romahurmuziy or Rommy Advisory Council (MPP). (Between)

JAKARTA - PPP still gives strategic positions to its former General Chair, M Romahurmuziy or Rommy. The party bearing the Kaaba symbol seems to be very much in love with the Rommy figure so that it presents the position of Chairman of the PPP Advisory Council (MPP), even though he is a former convict in a corruption case. Acting Chairman of PPP Muhammad Mardiono, said that his party would not throw Romy out of the party because he was an asset owned by the party bearing the Kaaba symbol.

According to Mardiono, Rommy, who had visited PPP in the 2014-2019 period, had experience in national politics, both internally and externally.

"We don't want to throw away this (Rommy) asset. Because we still need this asset," said Mardiono at the PPP DPP office, Jakarta, Thursday, January 5.

As a religious-based party, continued Mardiono, PPP forgives anyone who has made mistakes in the past. Including Rommy, who once stumbled upon a corruption case of buying and selling positions in the ministry of Religion. Moreover, said Mardiono, Rommy's political rights were not revoked by the court. So that it can still take part and contribute to his thoughts towards the party.

"When someone is guilty and has customs, especially if he is subject to a sentence and then has served his sentence, then the law also does not revoke political rights, yes of course someone still has political rights," explained Mardiono. As chairman of the MPP DPP PPP, added Mardiono, Rommy will be tasked with providing input and advice on strategic political steps that will be taken into policy by the daily DPP administrator. Rommy said that his political rights were not revoked Meanwhile, Rommy admitted that there was no problem with the many rejections from the public regarding him returning to the world of politics after being released from prison. According to him, the rejection is part of the right to opinion.

"I think it's part of the right to opinion, because every Indonesian citizen has diverse opinions about it," said Rommy at the PPP DPP office, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday, January 5, evening.

Moreover, Rommy continued, there has been no revocation of political rights against him even though he had stumbled upon a legal case. So he still deserves to be in the position in the party.

"There is no revocation of political rights at all, that means no single political right is prohibited for me to occupy it," he said.

Rommy also reminded all parties to put forward the principle of legality, not on an emotional basis, so they refused to take part in the world of politics again. Rommy said that his return to PPP was only to restore people's trust in PPP. "So, let's put forward the principle of legality in us managing this country. Don't be based on the emotionality that you don't agree, you can. Because joining me is more of an effort to restore people's trust in PPP," he said.

Rommy ensures that he will focus on guarding the entire PPP structure so that it is ready to face the 2024 General Election.

"I think I will focus on ensuring that this entire party structure is truly ready to face elections and we get fighter candidates to face 2024," he added.