Deputy Minister Of Law And Human Rights Called Edhy Prabowo-Juliari Can Be Sentenced To Death, Arteria Dahlan: If Corrected The Statement

Member of Commission III DPR RI Arteria Dahlan / Antara

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the Indonesian Parliament Arteria Dahlan reminded Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej to be in line with the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) Yasonna Laoly in carrying out his duties as a public official.

"The Deputy Minister must be one with the Minister, Sir," said Arteria Dahlan, during a working meeting with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 17.

Personally, the PDI-P politician gave an example that he also learned in the world of politics that he must be in tune with or perpendicular to the leadership. In fact, when he initially sat in the parliamentary seat, he also admitted that he made many mistakes.

This, he made regarding the statement of Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej regarding two former, namely Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara and Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo who deserve to be sentenced to death, because of a corruption case in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The politician who had argued quite hard with Emil Salim said that when an official receives a salary or food from the State Budget (APBN), at that time there is also a possibility that there is a corruptor.

"If possible sir, the statement yesterday was corrected," he also said.

Finally, he hopes that the presence of Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej can further strengthen the government's performance, especially in related ministries.

Previously, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) of the Republic of Indonesia, Ahmad Taufan Damanik, was also worried that the statements of officials or stakeholders in the country regarding human rights would be of concern to the international community.

"I am worried that the statement of the Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights some time ago, was this just a warning or if it really wanted to be implemented," he said.

He is worried that statements that point to the issue of the death penalty will get international attention, so that he will be included in the list of questions at the international human rights council session.