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Suara.com – Several members of the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia, also known as WE, were arrested by police on Tuesday (10/13/2020), in connection with a demonstration against the Job Creation Law last week.
The head of the Indonesian Police Public Information Office, Brigadier General Awi Setiono, confirmed that the four American members in Medan and four in Jakarta had been arrested by the Bareskrim cyber team.
The arrest of a member of the United States, a group critical of the government, comes amid controversy over the “intellectual actor” behind the anti-government riots. all the law Job Creation Law.
We deny the accusations that they played a role in the riots and call these arrests part of an “old pattern” of blaming groups opposed to the government.
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Who were arrested and what was the reason?
By text message to BBC News IndonesiaBrigadier General Awi Setiono revealed the names of the American members who were arrested by the Bareskrim cyber team.
They are Juliana, Devi, Khairi Amri and Wahyu Rasari Putri from WE Medan; Anton Permana, Syahganda Nainggolan, Jumhur Hidayat and Kingkin at WE Jakarta.
Previously, the police told the media that Anton Permana was arrested on Monday, while Jumhur and Syahganda on Tuesday.
Khairi Amri was arrested by Medan police on Monday. The timing of the other members’ arrests has not been disclosed.
Awi confirmed that his arrests were related to a large demonstration against the Job Creation Bill last week.
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Awi also revealed that they were arrested on suspicion of “providing information that generates hatred or hostility towards certain individuals or groups based on SARA and incitement.”
The president of the United States Executive Committee, Ahmad Yani, said he did not know the reason for the arrest of Syahganda and Jumhur. As for Anton’s arrest, it is suspected that it was uploaded to social networks, but could not confirm the content of the upload.
What is OUR response?
So far, former TNI commander Gatot Nurmantyo, known as an American leader, has not spoken.
Meanwhile, another American activist, Ahmad Yani, questioned the police arrest of several American members.
He also specifically expressed concern about Jumhur’s condition, who said he had just been discharged from the hospital after undergoing bile surgery.
He denied that his group had any role in the riots at the end of the demonstration. all the law, claiming that they are a “moral movement, an intellectual movement” strongly opposed to violence.
Furthermore, Ahmad called the arrest of US members an “old pattern” of efforts to discredit movements critical of the government.
“There is a mass movement, after that there is [tindakan] anarchist; instead of investigating the anarchist but looking for goats [hitam], directed at parties like the United States, ”he said.
On Thursday last week, Dr. Menkopolhukam Mahfud said he would take strong action against what he called “intellectual actors and perpetrators of anarchist and criminal acts” in a demonstration against the Employment Creation Law.
Mahfud did not elaborate on who the “intellectual actor” was, but accusations like this were repeatedly denied by the worker and student leadership.
However, the controversy continues over the existence of intellectual actors behind the demonstrations against the Employment Creation Law, which was marked by unrest in several regions.
Yesterday, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, speaker of the upper house of the Democratic Party who rejected the Job Creation Law in parliament, denied having sponsored mass demonstrations.
The former president of the Republic of Indonesia asked the government to immediately reveal who the actor was said to be “staging” the demonstration.
“If it is not (mentioned by the intellectual actor), then the country will think it is cheating, which is not good, because we have to trust our government,” SBY said in a question-and-answer video uploaded to its official website. From Facebook.
On Monday, several banners were found accusing the United States of participating in a demonstration against the Job Creation Act at Jalan Merdeka Barat in central Jakarta.
Meanwhile, a banner with the words “Obviously we are mounting the workers and students demonstrations” was installed before the mass of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Indonesia (KSBSI) took an action at the scene.
The chairman of the US Executive Committee, Ahmad Yani, denied this accusation. “If we have the same idea that we reject the omnibus law, yes. The question is, are we against the law if we reject it? … The right to express an opinion is fine,” he said.
About us?
The Action Coalition to Save Indonesia was declared last August. This movement was started, among others, by Din Syamsyudin.
Several people who co-founded this group have supported Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 presidential elections, such as Said Didu, Malem Sambat Kaban, Rocky Gerung and Ichsanuddin Noorsy.
There’s also Gatot Nurmantyo, a former TNI commander who has received support to become a presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election.
However, they denied having political motives regarding the upcoming 2024 elections.
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