JAKARTA - All members of the TNI-Polri should fully support the policy of moving the State Capital (IKN) to East Kalimantan. This was conveyed by the Executive Director of the Indonesian Police Strategic Studies Institute (Lemkapi), Dr. Edi Hasibuan.
According to him, members of the TNI-Polri must be loyal to the leader of the country. The reason is, continued Edi, the TNI-Polri are part of the state and government.
"All ranks of the National Police and TNI should be loyal to the leadership of the state. Must be 'satya haprabu' (loyal to the leadership of the state)," said Edi in a written statement, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 3.
"No member of the National Police and TNI may have different views or have different opinions when it comes to the interests of the nation and the state. All state decisions must be supported by state officials," he asserted.
This police legal expert from Bhayangkara University, Jakarta, said that it is appropriate to impose strict sanctions on individual members of the Police and TNI who are still questioning the state's decision.
This former member of the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) supports the National Police Chief, General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who ordered the Inspector of General Supervision (Irwasum) and the National Police's Professional and Security Division (Propam) to oversee the discipline of all members so that the Police are united in supporting government policies.
Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the TNI-Polri to be careful in making statements. Especially in conversations on WhatsApp Group (WAG).
“We have to start being disciplined in WhatsApp Groups. I saw it in the WA group, if you are among yourself you can, be careful. If it is allowed and if it continues, be careful," said Jokowi to the TNI-Polri ranks at the 2022 TNI-Polri leadership meeting (rapim) at TNI Headquarters, Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Tuesday, March 1.
He then gave an example, one of which was discussed about the nation's capital city (IKN). He mentioned that there was a discussion on the rejection of IKN in the TNI-Polri group.
“For example, when you talk about IKN, you don't agree, what is IKN? It has been decided by the government and approved by the DPR," Jokowi said.
According to Jokowi, the TNI-Polri discipline regarding the government's decision to move the nation's capital is no longer debated. He admitted that he read the TNI-Polri WA group which mentioned the IKN.
"In the discipline of the TNI and Polri, it cannot be debated, especially in the WA group, it is easy to read," said Jokowi.
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