VIVA – The death case of six followers of FPI leader Rizieq Shihab continues to roll like a snowball. Many national figures from various fields spoke up. There were those who simply expressed support for the police, many of whom became inflamed by the loss of the lives of members of these organizations.
Now in the middle of this polemic, it turns out to be a figure military Indonesia, General TNI Gatot Nurmantyo also suddenly appeared to react in response to the death of 6 special FPI laskar, in the attack on members of the Polda Metro Jaya.
In fact, the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, President Joko Widodo’s mainstay has been silent for a long time, the last time he appeared was also related to a problem involving FPI, namely when the Jaya / Jayakarta Military Regional Command (Kodam) toppled billboards with Rizieq Shihab’s face in all areas of DKI Jakarta. , in November 2020.
From his written statement it was reported VIVA Military, Wednesday, December 9, 2020, this general from Tegal, Central Java, protested strongly against the police’s firm action against followers of Rizieq Shihab.
Even, General TNI The Military Academy graduate (Akmil) 1982 called what happened at KM-50 on the morning of Monday 7 December 2020, as brutal and cruel.
As someone who has been for a long time to fortify the law in the Republic of Indonesia, TNI General Gatot is of the opinion that President Jokowi should step in to thoroughly investigate the truth of the case.
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“Such actions are only done by people who are not pancasilais or who are not divine at all and who are just and civilized humanity,” he wrote.
General Gatot said that if it was proven that there was a violation committed by a police officer in the case, then it would not only be directly involved who would be punished. But also the giver of direct and indirect orders within the Police.
“Whoever is the National Police leader who should be suspected of being involved or not preventing the gross violation of law and human rights,” he said.
For information, General Gatot has not appeared in public for a long time. He appeared via teleconference when responding to Rizieq’s removal of billboards.
Previously, he could not even attend the Mahaputera Star given by President Joko Widodo at the Palace.
General Gatot is a high ranking TNI officer chosen by Jokowi to fill the post of TNI Commander to replace General TNI Moeldoko. General Gatot was sworn in by President Jokowi on July 8, 2015, and his term ended on December 8, 2020.
The man who was born on March 13, 1960 is said to be one of the most familiar TNI generals and is President Jokowi’s favorite general to protect the Republic of Indonesia.
They often appear together in moments that have never happened to the President and the TNI Commander before, one of which is when they both ride motorbikes and break into the interior of Papua. Then accompanied Jokowi to attend the Friday prayers together at Monas in Action 212.
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