Jakarta –
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud Md to realize that the police are currently in the community spotlight due to various events including the case of the alleged drug trafficking of Inspector General Teddy Minahasa. However, Mahfud believes the national police chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, is currently taking a firm stand against members who violate it.
Initially, Mahfud said he understood that a lot of criticism was directed at the police. He refers to a series of events that highlight attention.
“We understand that public discussions or public concerns have been initiated and public criticism of the police lately has been intense. Because subsequent events have occurred, starting with the most spectacular case of Sambo, then followed by the Kanjuruhan football case, followed in this one. case, the latest is Teddy. The two-star general was arrested for drug cases, “Mahfud said in his statement on Saturday (10/15/2022).
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However, Mahfud sees the other side in situations like this. He said the police must continue to be supported in their efforts to reform.
“But on the other side, maybe we can see from the opposite angle continuing to support the Police, watching with enthusiasm, because all that has happened is actually the decisive steps of the Police to reform,” he said.
According to Mahfud Md, after police arrested a woman named Lidia, or L, the case stopped there and it was not revealed that Inspector General Teddy was involved. However, the National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, also firmly investigated when Teddy had just been appointed Chief of the East Java (East Java) Police.
“Because in fact, if we wanted to think even more negatively, it could have been the women. Whoever brought the drugs was arrested and then arrested. Maybe no one knew he was being tried separately even though he mentioned Teddy,” she said. She said.
“Yes, if the police catch a woman with drugs and then she is detained and tried by law, her confession is closed that she cooperated with Teddy, for example,” she said.
Mahfud also mentioned the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to the police. The community needs to support the police so that they can become the people’s police.
“From the aspect of the president’s leadership, we build the Police as a simple people’s police, together with people’s lives, not arrogant, not arbitrary, not hedonistic and not excessive in life,” he said.
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