Mahfud MD The courage to fire members of TNI AD involved in the attack on the Ciracas Police Station is correct

YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, assessed that the firm steps of TNI AD to fire individual members who participated in the destruction of the Ciracas police station in East Jakarta were correct .

“That is good. The attitude of the Indonesian Army is responsive and fast. In my opinion, that is what must be done quickly and decisively in the Ciracas case,” he said when meeting with journalists at the Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace, the Monday (8/31/2020).

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He will also supervise the handling of the case in accordance with the applicable procedures.

“God willing, it goes with the procedure and within the framework of the construction of the application of the law. The construction and the application of the law are done together,” he said.

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As previously reported, the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD), General Andika Perkasa, confirmed that members of the TNI AD who attacked the Ciracas Police Headquarters were dismissed from military service.

Andika said that of the 12 people who had been questioned, including Prada MI, who was the trigger for the incident, they were confirmed to be TNI members.

In addition, there are 19 other people who were also tested. So, a total of 31 people underwent an examination.

“So far, according to the results of the investigation, all those investigated have complied with the article of the military penal code to receive additional punishment in the form of dismissal from military service,” Andika said at a press conference at TNI AD headquarters. , Central Jakarta, on Sunday (8/30/2020).

It revealed that the criminal articles violated by the perpetrators would be different from each other, so the sanction would be different depending on the level of error.

Therefore, your party will provide additional punishment to all of them in the form of dismissal.

“It is better if we lose 31 or any soldiers who are involved regardless of their role, that the Indonesian Army name will continue to be damaged by irresponsible behavior and in no way reflect the oaths and promises when they became army soldiers,” Andika said. .

Andika was not only fired, but also made sure that the perpetrator had to compensate the damages and all medical expenses of the victims.