Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Hadi Assessed Jokowi Titi As A Message To Be Careful In Discussing The TNI-Polri Bill

President Jokowi and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. (doc. Public Relations Setkab-Rahmat)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Hadi Tjahjanto admitted that he received direct instructions from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to discuss the TNI and Polri Draft Law (RUU) carefully.

"Mr. President who instructed that the discussion of the bill be carried out carefully, not contrary to the constitution, and the Constitutional Court's decision," Hadi said when met at the Borobudur hotel, Central Jakarta, Thursday, July 11, was confiscated by Antara.

According to Hadi, the bill that regulates these two state agencies must be discussed by involving elements of society from academics, NGOs to community leaders.

This involvement needs to be carried out so that the government knows various new perspectives about the good or bad of the TNI and Polri Bills.

After discussions with the community, all inputs will be accommodated and discussed in the List of Problem Interventions (DIM) which will be carried out by the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

Thus, the bill to be passed will be the basis for the TNI and Polri in charge of answering all community needs.

"The most important thing is to encourage and ensure that the substance of the content of the TNI Bill and the National Police Bill is able to answer the needs of the community by optimizing the duties and functions of the TNI and Polri," he said.

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs held a discussion forum to discuss the Bill on Amendments to the TNI and Polri Law at the Borobudur Hotel, Central Jakarta, today.

In this activity, the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs invited various figures to provide input on the TNI and Polri Bills.

Some of those invited included Lecturer at Jenderal Achmad University Yani Prof. Hikmanto, Lecturer at the University of Indonesia Edy Prasetyono, Secretary General of the Contrast Federation Andy Irfan, Lecturer at Al Azhar Indonesia University Suparji Achmad, Lecturer at the University of Indonesia Harkristuti and Director of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute or YLBHI Muhammad Isnur.