Involve Humanitarian Law, Mahfud MD: Polri-TNI Implementation Government On Human Rights

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD. (Doc Kemenkopolhukam)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said the government would provide human rights training (HAM) to TNI and Polri personnel.

According to him, this effort is to prevent potential human rights violations, as recommended by the Non-Judicial Settlement Team for Past Serious Human Rights Violations (PPHAM Team). "Yesterday, there was a recommendation from the PPHAM Team for each member of the National Police to be provided with or training on human rights. Later, we (the government) will make this, involving the international community will also organize our National Police and the TNI on human rights, especially in humanitarian law which is now developing in the international world," Mahfud said while giving a press statement, quoted from the YouTube channel of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. RI, Thursday 12 January.

This was conveyed by Mahfud after submitting a report from the PPHAM Team to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Mahfud said President Jokowi who approved the recommendation of the PPHAM Team ordered him to follow up or follow up on this matter. He was also asked to coordinate this with the TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono and the National Police Chief General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo regarding curriculum, form of training, even if necessary the training is a requirement for each personnel to occupy certain positions or duties. Even so, Mahfud reminded all Indonesians that human rights violations were not only carried out by members of the TNI and Polri. "Heavier human rights violations are not only TNI-Polri. Sometimes there are also many civil officials. In local governments (local governments, in ministries, and all kinds of things. But specifically if you mention the TNI-Polri, yesterday there was a recommendation from the PPHAM Team so that every member of the National Police is provided or training for human rights," he said. confiscated Between. In addition, the government will also prevent human rights violations by making good governance.

Earlier on Wednesday January 11, President Jokowi stated that the Indonesian government acknowledged the occurrence of 12 gross human rights violations in the past. He conveyed this after receiving a report from the past PPHAM Team represented by Mahfud MD. On that occasion, the President admitted that he had read carefully the report from the PPHAM Team, which was previously formed based on Presidential Decree No. 17 of 2022.

The President also stated that he deeply regretted the occurrence of gross human rights violations in 12 past events. The 12 incidents were the 1965-1966 Incident, the 1982-1985 Shooting Incident, the Talangsari Incident in Lampung 1989, the Geudong Rumoh Incident and the Sattis Post in Aceh 1989, the 1997-1998 Forces of People Missing, and the May 1998 riots. Then the Trisakti and Semanggi I-II 1998-1999 Incidents, the 1998-1999 Hamlet Murder Incident, the 1999 Aceh KKA Interchange Event, the 2001-2002 Papua Wasior Incident, the 2003 Papua Wamena Incident, and the 2003 Aceh Keupok Jambo Incident.