Diego Michiels' Name Is Said When Commission III Of The House Of Representatives Agreed To Naturalize Sandy Walsh And Jordi Amat, Hinca Pandjaitan: Don't Repeate It Again
JAKARTA - The Indonesian House of Representatives, through Commission III, approved the naturalization process of Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh, two players who will strengthen the Indonesian national team. However, there were many messages conveyed by members of Commission III of the DPR for both.
One of them was conveyed by a member of Commission III of the Democratic Party faction, Hinca Pandjaitan. He asked Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh to act when they were legally citizens of Indonesia (WNI).
"If the 'knowledge' of football is okay, 'attitude' must also be good," said Hinca in the meeting room of Commission III of the DPR RI, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, as quoted from Antara, Monday, August 29.
The man who had served as the acting General Chair of PSSI in 2016 then brought up the case that happened to Diego Michiels.
The Dutch player, who was naturalized in 2011, was once caught in a criminal case in Indonesia and was even imprisoned for it. "Don't let it happen again. We all remember Diego's problem," said Hinca.
According to Hinca, one solution to prevent similar violations is to provide assistance from the outside aspect of football, especially culture. Understandably, the culture of the country of origin of two is very much different from Indonesia.
"This naturalization also means naturalizing local culture and procedures. For example, they should not be 'too emotional' because, in Indonesia, that's how it is. If you play well, you are supported, and you are a little prone to being bullied. So mentally you have to be strong," said Hinca.
Although it has received approval from the DPR RI, the process of transferring the citizenship of Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh has not been completed. The process will continue to the Ministry of State Secretariat and then to President Joko Widodo who will issue a Presidential Decree regarding this matter.