Anies Again Alludes To The Ordal Phenomenon, Claims Occur Throughout Indonesia

Presidential Candidates 1 and 2 (Anies-Prabowo) at the KPU Office (Youtube screenshot of the Indonesian KPU)

BEKASI - Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan again mentioned the phenomenon of insiders (ordals) that helps smooth a person's goals. When asked who the organization is, Anies answered that this phenomenon does not only target certain parties. "So this ordal phenomenon is not one, this ordal phenomenon is everywhere. This organization is a phenomenon that occurs throughout Indonesia," Anies told reporters in Bekasi, West Java, Friday, December 15. The former governor of DKI Jakarta described examples of cases involving ordals. Among them are the promotion of ASN such as the head of the service or the head of the bureau, to the rank of the TNI and Polri agencies. Not only in the scope of work, Anies explained that ordal phenomena also occur in people who want to easily get concert tickets, to recruit football players at a club. "Ordal makes people who because of connection can get a position. Meanwhile, what is needed in Indonesia is those who excel who get a position," explained Anies. "Well, such practices are inappropriate to happen again and must be stopped. Where should it be stopped? From the top. If the peak stops practicing, then below they will say that this country is regulated to use achievement, use meritocracy," he continued. Previously in the inaugural debate for the 2024 presidential election, Anies responded to Presidential Candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto, who assessed the final and binding decision of the Constitutional Court (MK). Anies then mentioned the phenomenon of insiders alias locals to smooth the appointment of someone. Even though the organization violates ethics. "This ordal phenomenon is annoying. Throughout Indonesia, we are facing an ordal phenomenon. If we want to join a team, we want to be an ordal teacher, we want to register schools with ordals, we want tickets for concerts, there are locals. There are locals that don't work. The ones that make ethics fade," said Anies in a presidential candidate debate at the KPU, Tuesday, December 12. According to him, the ordal phenomenon is not only in the community but also in the top process. "And I felt this some time ago some teachers met me, they said, 'Sir, at our place where the teachers were appointed, they were based on ordal, if they weren't local, they couldn't be teachers. Then what is the answer, my boss said that the one in Jalarta used an ordal, why the one below doesn't use an ordal," said Anies.

Anies emphasized that the ordal phenomenon damaged the state order. "This country is damaged if this order is damaged," added the former governor of DKI Jakarta.