Yusril: The demonstration of the Ricuh -Demo was immediately processed by law and not awaited the independent team

Jakarta – Coordination of Minister of Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, said that law enforcement against offenders of crime leading the demonstration that led at the end of August should be carried out immediately. He emphasized that the legal process cannot wait for the independent team to find facts. “In accordance with the guidance of the president, the government must act immediately law enforcement using existing law enforcement,” Yusril told reporters on Saturday (9/13/2025). “We can’t wait for the establishment of an independent team -finding team, but only take legal steps,” he continued. Browse to continue the content, Yusril said in a dialogue with the figure of the National Conscience Movement, President Prabowo received a proposal to form an independent investigative team. He mentions the purpose of investigating protests that led to chaos worth considering. According to Yusril, offenders of crimes that use the demonstration situation to carry out robbery, destruction, fire and prosecution must be handled strongly. “The offenders of crimes that drive demonstrations must be arrested and tried immediately. Don’t let them run and eliminate evidence,” he said. Yusril said that the formation of an independent facts is now only at the stage of claims, proposals and discourse. While the state should not be silent in the face of crime in the field. “The formation of an independent team takes time. It also takes time for the team to work to gather evidence to express facts. While the state must act immediately against crime, the state must be present to protect its people,” he said. “The state can’t wait long. That’s why law enforcement workers worked. We ensure that law enforcement is in line with the course of the law and human rights,” Yusril explained. Furthermore, Yusril said, if the independent team finding team is formed, its role would remain important to expose the root of the demonstration problem that led to riots. The team, he said, had to work to expose the facts deeper than that could be revealed by law enforcement, as the demonstration caused, who were the intellectual actors, who were the funds, who were the managers, who were their goals and targets. “It needs to be expressed honestly and objectively and will certainly help the country and all people to take further legal steps, do introspection and expect similar events to not occur in the future,” Yusril concluded. For information, the formation of a Fact End Team (TGPF) was previously proposed by the Civil Society Coalition. They suspected that there was a military involvement in this riot. Coalition of Imparsial Civil Society, HRWG, Indonesian Women’s Coalition, Walhi, Centra initiative, De Jure, Raksha initiatives, PBHI at the Setara Institute. In his statement, the coalition assessed that the activities for expressing opinions were not colored by oppressive actions until the fall of the victim. “Furthermore, in response to the above allegations, we urge the government to immediately form an independent facts team, to clearly unravel this problem to ensure liability for events that have occurred,” the coalition of civil society said Monday (8/9). Also watch the video ‘Yusril open the restorative justice option demo ricuh in Makassar’: (Zap/IDH)