Megawati Wants To Meet The National Police Chief, PDIP: Many Reports Of Law Enforcement Abuse In Elections

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (DOK Diah Ayu/VOI)

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto explained the intention of PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri to meet and have a dialogue with National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit. Megawati apparently often receives reports of the use of many law enforcement officers that are used for the benefit of the most prominent parties in the implementation of the 2024 General Election. "The background is that so many reports have been submitted to Mrs. Ketum regarding the misuse of law enforcement functions and they were used massively in the last election," said Hasto at the PDIP DPP Office, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, August 14. So, if you meet the National Police Chief in the future, Megawati wants to remind that the use of the work of her officers is not narrowed to one-sided interests for the sake of power ambitions. "So, we should not turn a blind eye when there is a function of law enforcement equipment that should serve justice, then it has shifted to only certain means of putting pressure on it," explained Hasto. Previously, Megawati Soekarnoputri admitted that she wanted to ask the National Police Chief directly, General Listyo Sigit, because currently her party is often associated with legal cases. Especially during the election. To Listyo, Megawati wanted to ask whether it was true that the PDIP was indeed treated differently by the authorities. "Cann't the PDI-P be one part of the Indonesian people? Please write that down. I just want to ask the National Police Chief," said Megawati at the PDIP DPP office. President Soekarno's daughter also warned the authorities not to abuse their authority in the implementation of the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada. "So, don't be like that when you have the election," he continued. On the one hand, Megawati said that she did not intend to intimidate the National Police Chief. Moreover, Megawati emphasized that it was her who separated the TNI and Polri from ABRI.

"If it's intimidation, I'm not talking in public, why can't I meet in front of the National Police Chief. Do you want the National Police Chief, meet me? Until today there is no letter, let's talk," he explained.