The presence of TNI members at the FPI headquarters is understandable

JAKARTA – Intelligence and security observer Stanislaus Riyanta declared the presence of troops TNI Incorporated in Special Forces Command (Koopssus) to the headquarters REIT in Petamburan, central Jakarta it is ok.

“At a time like this, the COVID-19 pandemic, if you help TNI keep the health protocol working well, that’s acceptable,” Stanislaus said when contacted. SINDOnews, Thursday (11/19/2020).

Stanislaus assessed that when the COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing, the components of the nation’s security and defense tools could be maximized. According to him, the task of this component is not to scare civil society or simply “to show force”, but to anticipate possible vulnerabilities that arise. (Read it too: Dozens of TNI members visit FPI headquarters, this is an explanation from Pangdam Jaya)

Furthermore, according to him, the presence of TNIs can also be assisted to anticipate the emergence of groups that want to create disturbances, even altering unity and integrity.

Therefore, Stanislaus admitted that he believed that TNI’s presence at the headquarters of the mass organization led by Habib Rizieq Shihab was to ensure that the vulnerability of the COVID-19 pandemic was not exploited by disruptive groups, so it was understandable. .

“I think what is being done is still in the normative corridor of patrols, not of armed action. In the context of patrolling so that health protocols work well, it is not a problem,” said the man who is also an observer of the terrorism. (Read it too: Circulating video of TNI special forces show of force in front of FPI headquarters in Petamburan)

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