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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The government suspects that the demonstration movement of workers, workers and students who reject the Ciptaker Omnibus Law was ‘mounted’ by a group of interests.
The coordinating Economy Minister, Airlangga Hartarto, said that the government really knew who was the ‘brains’ behind the protests that took place from Tuesday (8/6/2020) to Thursday (10/8/2020).
“So we know who’s driving it, we know who the sponsor is. We know who financed it,” Airlangga said on CNBC Indonesia TV’s Squawk Box on Thursday (8/10/2020).
According to Airlangga, the person “behind the scenes” who organized and financed the demonstration had a very big ego. In the midst of the pandemic, they are running a demonstration, but the person behind the scenes is not participating in the demonstration.
The people working behind the rejection of the Job Creation Law, according to Airlangga’s narrative, are probably more than one person and are intellectuals.
“Of course, we also see that these intellectual figures have quite a large ‘sectoral ego’. Because these figures are not in the field, they are behind the scenes,” said Airlangga, who is also the general chairman of the Golkar Party.
For this reason, the government has monitored the sponsorship of the massive action against the Employment Creation Law.
The government, Airlangga said, would not hesitate to take firm legal action if the situation of the massive actions taking place in various regions of Indonesia becomes more chaotic.
Also, in the midst of the current Covid-19 pandemic, considering that the demonstrations involve many people, it will be dangerous for the safety of all people in Indonesia.
He emphasized that if the Covid-19 transmission does not stop, it will take a long time to recover the economy.
For this reason, he emphasized that the government would not hesitate to take this case to legal action if the situation became increasingly unfavorable.
“We cannot punish based only on words. Of course, we see the actions taken. If there is legal action [yang dilanggar]”The government is taking firm action, especially through law enforcement officials,” Airlangga said.
