Joint Venture To Buy A New Submarine To Replace KRI Nanggala-402, An Invitation Or A Satire?

JAKARTA - Lecturer Ustaz Abdul Somad (UAS) invited the joint community to buy a replacement submarine for the KRI Nanggala-402 which sank in Bali waters, Wednesday, April 21. UAS cooperates with Jogokariyan Yogya Mosque in this donation activity.

UAS announced this on his official Instagram account, ustadzabdulsomad_official on Monday, April 26.

In the upload monitored by VOI, UAS uploaded a photo of KRI Nanggala-402 and included the invitation for donations two hours ago. wrote UAS on his Instagram account. UAS then invited all Indonesian citizens to contribute to building maritime military strength. He also included the account number that was used to accommodate the donation. "After the KRI Nanggala 402 and all its crew members who were martyred underwent an 'Eternal Patrol', let all Indonesians join hands and contribute to building the strength of our naval fleet to return to glory. "We, from the Jogokariyan Mosque, invite all Indonesian sons and daughters who are patriotic and love this country, to do good deeds together in the Open Donation to Raise Funds for the Purchase of Submarines to Replace Nanggala 402," said UAS.

"Special Account for BSM / BSI Submarine Procurement No.rek 7202002298 on behalf of the Jogokariyan Mosque. Confirm via WhatsApp to: 081311351136," wrote UAS.

The chairman of the Jogokariyan Mosque's Takmir, Muhammad Fanni Rahman, confirmed that the Jogokariyan Mosque Children Association (Hamas) had organized a fundraising campaign to replace the KRI. Nanggala-402 is in the middle of a disaster, "he told reporters, Monday, April 26.

He said that the efforts carried out were a form of love for the country. He hopes that this movement can help the navy in maintaining the integrity and wealth of Indonesia. "This initiative is a manifestation of our love for Indonesia's territory that needs to be maintained. Indonesia is a maritime country, so that the navy should be strengthened so that there will be no robbery by foreigners, and it can be passed on to our children and grandchildren in the future," he said.

In this activity, Rp. 15 million was collected. The money collected at this early stage was handed over to the families of the KRI Nanggala-402 soldiers who died while on duty. "The first sign of love for the mosque congregation was to collect Rp. 15 million which was donated to the family of the KRI Nanggala-402 crew," he said. The previous day, Hamas had raised funds. around the Jogokariyan Ramadan afternoon market and get IDR 6,584,500. "The amount of joint funds is used to jointly buy a submarine to replace the KRI Nanggala-402," he concluded.

Responding to the joint action, Prabowo Subianto's spokesman, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, appreciated the spirit of patriotism in the community.

"Of course we should appreciate the spirit of patriotism spread by these religious leaders, and the state has great respect," Dahnil told reporters, Tuesday, April 27.

According to Dahnil, behind the sorrow caused by this incident, an attitude of help should be voiced to strengthen one another. From the UAS invitation, Dahnil revealed that there was a spirit to rise together. "Right now we are very sad about the death of our best soldiers, the KRI Nanggala-402 crew, all efforts to call for unity and mutual help, empathy and sympathy should continue. voiced, as children of the nation we must strengthen each other, not negate each other, "he said.

Dahnil said that his party only captured the spirit of patriotism in the community. He also did not suspect anything else about the joint invitation to insinuate. "So, the country captures the message of the spirit of patriotism to work together and rise together, that's the most important thing," said Dahnil. Will the Ministry of Defense accept the results of the donation? the message and the spirit of the religious figure as a preacher. And that spirit is positive without having to prejudice with various presumptions, "said Dahnil.

Then how much is the price of a new submarine?

The price of a new submarine like the KRI Nanggala-402 is estimated at US $ 400 million per unit or the equivalent of Rp. 5.8 trillion. Indonesia itself, through PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), has been able to produce the Chang Bogo Class submarine.

The submarine, which was developed in collaboration with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) South Korea, has been produced in 3 units for the Indonesian Navy fleet. Currently, the Indonesian Navy practically only has 4 active submarines after the KRI Nanggala 402 disaster.

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