Fluently Saying Pancasila And Able To Accelerate Indonesian Football Achievements, Commission III Agrees To Jordi Amat-Sandy Walsh To Become An Indonesian Citizen

Jordi Amat (right) and Sandy Walsh (left) underwent their first training with the Indonesian national team in Bandung, Friday 27 May). (dok PSSI)

JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR RI approved the granting of Indonesian citizenship to two footballers Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh, respectively from Spain and the Netherlands, to become Indonesian citizens. "It means that they agree (Jordi and Sandy become Indonesian citizens)," said Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI Bambang Wuryanto in the meeting room of Commission III of the DPR RI, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday, while knocking on the hammer after all members of Commission III declared their agreement. The statement was made by Bambang at the end of a Working Meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Minister of Law and Human Rights and PSSI. In this activity, members of Commission III of the DPR RI accepted the excuse to change the citizenship of Jordi and Sandy to Indonesian citizens in order to improve the achievements of the Indonesian football national team. Member of Commission III from the Democratic Party faction, Hinca Panjaitan, assessed that Jordi and Sandy could also raise the spirit of the community to provide support to the Indonesian national team. "Of course there are pros and cons regarding this. However, Indonesia is part of world football. This means that every player is free to play anywhere while fulfilling FIFA and PSSI statuses," said Hinca. Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej emphasized that the process of citizenship Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh had met the regulations in force in Indonesia. They, said the man who is familiarly called Eddy Hiariej, became an Indonesian citizen in accordance with Article 20 of Law Number 12 of 2006. The article reads, "Foreigners who have contributed to the Republic of Indonesia or for reasons of state interest can be given the Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia by the President after obtaining consideration from the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, except for the provision of citizenship, resulting in the person concerned being a dual citizen". "They were given Indonesian citizenship because of their achievements. This means that the ability to speak Indonesian and memorize Pancasila can run over time," said Edward. Menpora Zainudin Amali and PSSI General Chair Mochamad Iriawan also welcomed the decision of Commission III of the DPR RI regarding Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh. "This decision shows the support of Commission III for Indonesian football," said the Minister of Youth and Sports. For information, Jordi and Sandy also attended the meeting virtually. The two of them even had time to name five Pancasila silas fluently. After obtaining the approval of the DPR RI, the process of becoming a citizen of Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh will be forwarded to the Ministry of State Secretariat to be submitted to President Joko Widodo. The President will later issue a Presidential Decree for the citizenship of the two names. Jordi and Sandy are expected to become Indonesian citizens as soon as possible in order to strengthen the Indonesian national team in the FIFA friendly matches on September 24 and 27, 2022, against Curacao.