TNI Soldier Fired for Same-Sex Dislikes, Diponegoro Military Command: That’s Our Firm Attitude

KOMPAS.com – Indonesian national army ( TNI) dismissed the soldiers who were alleged to have behavior sexual deviate.

Head of Information at the Regional Military Command (Kapendam) IV / Diponegoro, Lieutenant Colonel Kav Susanto, said the dismissal was carried out as a form of assertiveness of the TNI institution.

“This is a decisive action by our union against behavior LGBT, “he said when confirmed, Thursday (15/10/2020).

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As previously reported, quoted from the website of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (14/10/2020), a member of the TNI with the rank of chief soldier has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Semarang Military Court II-10.

In the verdict, the soldier involved same-sex relations.

Pertebal Sapta Marga

Susanto explained that the selection process had actually been carried out since the recruitment of TNI soldiers.

Apart from physical tests, the TNI also held mental and psychological health tests, as well as ideological tests.

In anticipation of the incident happening again, Diponegoro Military Command has issued a Telegram Letter confirming the prohibition of sexual misconduct for active soldiers.

In addition, every time the commander’s roll call or hour is given an emphasis on the doctrine of warrior, namely Sapta Marga, Soldier Oath and the 8 Compulsory TNI.

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Deploy a cyber team

Not only that, his party will deploy a cyber unit team to monitor the behavior trends of TNI soldiers.

“We have a cyber unit team that is tasked with patrolling the soldiers’ social media accounts or cellphones. To monitor the social media activities of soldiers and prospective soldiers who have passed the selection. From there we can see the trend. We monitor these indications,” he said.

Susanto emphasized that deviant sexual behavior was not justified as a soldier.

(Author: Semarang Contributor, Riska Farasonalia | Editor: Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief)

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