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Jakarta –
The government will crack down on the chaos that ensued amid protests against the omnibus law of the Job Creation Act (UU). The coordinating minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud Md called on all elements of society to maintain order and security.
Therefore, seeing the development of this situation, the government invites us all to maintain security and public order, all of whom must return to their duties to protect their respective countries, government, people, society and civil society. respectively to maintain the safety of the community and for that the government delivered the following statement, “Mahfud said at a press conference in his office on Thursday (8/10/2020).
Mahfud then read the government statement on the current situation. Mahfud said he signed the statement together with Interior Minister (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, the head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan, TNI commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, and the head of the National Police, General Idham Azis.
The following is the full government statement read by Mahfud:
Good evening, noting the developments in the field related to the delivery of aspirations on the Employment Creation Law in various forms in various regions, so in the interests of order and security in the midst of society, the government will transmit the following matters:
The Employment Creation Law was formulated precisely to fulfill the government’s duties in building community well-being through the creation of more employment opportunities, worker protection, simplification of bureaucracy and ease of doing business, as well as to eradicate corruption and extortion and prevent other corruption crimes.
2. The government respects freedom of opinion and expresses aspirations related to the Labor Creation Law provided that all this is done in a peaceful manner, respects the rights of other citizens and does not interfere with public order.
3. The government regrets the anarchist actions carried out by the masses in certain places, destroying public facilities, burning, wounding officials and also looting. This act is clearly a criminal act that cannot be tolerated and must be stopped.
4. Actions to destroy public facilities and physical attacks on government officials and citizens are insensitive to the conditions experienced by people fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to difficult economic conditions.
5. Therefore, for the sake of order and security, the government will take a firm stance on anarchist actions that aim to create chaos and fear in society.
6. In addition to manifesting in an orderly manner and not breaking the law, discontent with the law can be pursued in a way that is in accordance with the constitution, that is, channeling it into the process of making government regulations, Perpres, Permed, Perkada as legislative delegations and can even be presented through a judicial mechanism. judicial review or review or formal examination before the Constitutional Court
7. Once again, the government will take a firm stance and carry out legal proceedings against all perpetrators and actors who mount in anarchist actions that have taken the form of criminal acts.
(dhn / imk)
