Kapolda Metro Inspector General Fadil: Ormas Cannot Place Themselves Above The State

JAKARTA - Head of Metro Jaya Regional Police Inspector General Fadil Imran emphasized that no group or community organization (ormas) should place itself above the state. If mass organizations create noise and criminal acts, the police will take firm action.

"There is no single group or mass organization that puts itself above the state, let alone these organizations have committed a criminal offense," said Inspector General Fadil to reporters, Friday, December 11.

Inspector General Fadil also talked about crimes that are often committed by certain mass organizations. Even the actions against the law have been going on for a long time.

"What is the crime? Conducting hate speech, committing incitement, spreading hate speech, spreading fake news, it went on over and over for years," he added.

Because of that, Inspector General Fadil emphasized that there was no other choice but to take firm action against the violators of the rules. The action was said by Inspector General Fadil as important so that no more mass organizations or groups act as they please.

"So I have to enforce strict law on a model like this. There is no backward gear, we have to solve this," said Inspector General Fadil.

"Besides this is a criminal act, this can also damage the sense of comfort of the community, it can tear our diversity, because we use social identities, whether ethnic or religious. No, this country is built from diversity," continued Fadil.