Female Terrorist Actors, NasDem Legislators Suggest Optimization Of Policewomen At Guard Posts

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JAKARTA - Members of the Indonesian House of Representatives proposed the National Police to optimize the role of female police (Polwan) in every checkpoint as an effort to prevent terror.

Given the two acts of terrorism that occurred at the Makassar Cathedral Church and the National Police Headquarters both involved women in the action.

According to Eva Yuliana, member of Commission III of the DPR, women's involvement in security measures has been lacking. In fact, to enter a vital object, there needs to be a maximum examination.

"It must be ensured of safety and not carried out by the opposite sex. The incident at the Police Headquarters, where the perpetrator is a woman, is a valuable lesson to immediately optimize Polwan in security," Eva told reporters, Thursday, April 1.

However, the Central Java legislator appreciated the alertness of the Police during a shootout with an unknown person at the Police Headquarters, Wednesday afternoon, March 31. Eva assessed that this action showed the terrorism network was in panic.

"If you see that the shooting was carried out right at the community security control center, National Police Headquarters, and carried out by a woman with an attitude and gesture that looks very untrained, in my opinion, the terrorists' network is currently panicking!" said the NasDem politician.

In line with Eva, member of Commission III DPR RI from the Golkar faction Supriansa also asked the police to assign Polwan to every guard post. This is for the purposes of examining female guests.

"With this incident, the guard can also place a policewoman at the guard post so they can check on guests who are fellow women," Supriansa told reporters, Thursday, April 1.

He hopes that the ranks of the police to the police can work together with residents to maintain security and order.

"Because of that, I hope that the Kapolda will immediately order the ranks of all polres and polsek throughout Indonesia to revive the Polri security services together with the community down to the village level," said Supriansa.

It is known that a woman attacked the National Police Headquarters on Wednesday, March 31. In this action, the perpetrator named Zakiah Aini pointed a gun at the police.

This action can be thwarted by officers. Zakiah was immediately killed on the spot with a gunshot wound to the right of his heart.