Why didn’t Ridwan Kamil disperse the Habib Rizieq crowd on Overcast Mega? This is the answer!

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil spoke about the crowd at the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq Shihab welcoming ceremony, which took place in the Mega Mendung area, West Java on Friday (13 / 11/2020).

He broadcast it through Mata Najwa’s show titled ‘Pilah-Pilih Urus Pandemi’ on Wednesday (11/18/2020) last night.

“Before the crowd, the apparatus was persuasive through officers of the District Military Command [Kodim] to provide understanding so that the event is reduced and limited ”, said in the event Mata Najwa cited by Bisnis, on Thursday (11/19/2020)

But the next day, he said, the euphoria that occurred in the community continued to increase and could no longer be contained.

The man who is familiarly called Kang Emil said that the West Java regional police deployed around 1,200 people plus 500 from TNIs.

In this situation, he said, it was no longer the discretion of the ruling or government apparatus, but of the security apparatus. He said that two approaches could be taken.

First, the humanistic approach, that is, make understandings, appeal and do not disturb other events and activities. Second, a repressive approach.

“Account of the security forces that informed me if they were repressive [maka] there is the possibility of friction, then viral again, human rights violations or things that will lead to the disappearance of the application to become repressive for the authorities ”, he continued.

On this occasion, Ridwan Kamil said that he was the party most responsible for the crowd at Mega Mendung.

Fundamentally, whatever happens in the West Java region is your responsibility as governor.

“I am the most responsible person if it is necessary to find who is responsible,” he said.