JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Budi Gunawan, responded to the raising of the pirate flag from the One Piece manga ahead of the INDONESIA's 80th Anniversary.
According to Budi Gunawan, this movement is a form of provocation that can lower the authority and status of the red and white flag.
"As a great nation that respects history, we should all refrain from provoking it with symbols that are irrelevant to the nation's struggle," said the man who is familiarly called BG as reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 1.
According to BG, the government really appreciates all forms of citizen creativity in expressing so long as it does not violate borders and injures the symbol of the state.
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However, if the government sees an intentional attempt to spread the narrative, BG ensures that the government will take firm steps.
"The criminal consequences of actions that injure the honor of the red and white flag. Law Number 24 of 2009 Article 24 paragraph (1) states 'Everyone is prohibited from flying the State Flag under any flag or emblem' This is our effort to protect the dignity and symbol of the state," said BG.
Therefore, BG hopes that in this momentum of the 80th Anniversary, the public can respect and respect the services of the heroes by not degrading the red and white flag which has become a symbol and state identity.
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