Civil Coalition -Criticism on the Minister of Defense on the TNI that maintains the parliament building: not in accordance with claims 17+8

Jakarta – Minister of Defense (Minister of Defense) Shafri Shamsuddin claims to have approved the TNI to be deployed to guard the DPR/MPR building, Senayan, Jakarta. The coalition in civil society criticized the decision. “The Civil Society Coalition assessed that the declaration of the Minister of Defense did not match the demands of the people contained on the agenda of the claims of 17+8, who wanted the government to stop the TNI’s involvement in civil security and the TNI to the Cvar Society, the role of the Civil Society, Center. Raksha initiatives, herrwg, re -present (KPI), Dejure, PBHI, Setara Institute, LBH APIK and Walhi. DPR/MPR building is not a symbol of state errors. Therefore, it is natural that the Indonesian parliament is the object of criticism and protests of the community when it is considered to make a mistake. The TNI must take place the community that wants their criticism. “The Minister of Defense should focus on strengthening the TNI on the defensive field, not to drag the TNI to the affairs of security and public order that is not an authority. He added. “The coalition of civil society is of the opinion that the TNI reform process still has a lot of homework, including reforms of military justice, restructuring of territorial commands and the elimination of culture of violence against civil society. -reform, “he explained. The civil coalition gives a number of claims, the following content: 1. Reject the planned involvement of the TNI to carry out the Indonesian parliamentary building safety. The Minister of Defense said that the TNI was still guarded by a number of TNI staff and tactical vehicles or TNI Rantis after riots at the end of August. The DPR building approved to be guarded by TNI staff. said after a working meeting with the House of Representatives Commission I, Tuesday (16/9). Yes, that was the job of the situation, if necessary, we had to be in the midst of the people, “he said. (Lir/Eve)