What's Wrong with the Indonesian Army? |
While the trial of the shooting case of the car rental boss involving three members of the Indonesian Navy in Tangerang was underway, the people of Aceh were shocked again by a similar case. This time it happened in Mount Salak, North Aceh, when the community was solemnly carrying out the fasting ritual.
A resident of Uteun Geulinggang, Dewantara District, North Aceh, Hasfiani alias Imam (37), was found dead in a terrible condition.
The perpetrator was a member of the Indonesian Navy with the rank of Class Two with the initials DI. As conveyed by the Commander of Denpomal Lanal Lhokseumawe, Major Laut (PM) Anggiat Napitupulu, the perpetrator shot the victim after test driving the car the victim was selling at the Asean Complex, Krueng Geukueh, North Aceh. The suspect has been arrested, and witnesses have been questioned.
The Commander of the Indonesian Navy Military Police Detachment ensured that the case would be handled legally and asked the public to trust him.
The ongoing issue of trust in the law is one thing amid public doubts about law enforcement in this country, both in civil and military courts.
Still fresh in the memory, the defendants in the shooting of a car rental boss in Tangerang asked to be released and their names cleared. How could such a request arise after killing the victim so cruelly.
On the same day Imam's body was found, there was another case of the shooting of three Polri members when raiding a cockfighting gambling in Kampung Karang Mani, Negara Batin District, Way Kanan Regency, Lampung. At the end of February, there was also a mob attack by TNI members against Polri members in Tarakan, North Kalimantan.
And the people of Aceh have not forgotten the case of torture to death of Imam Masykur (again an Acehnese citizen) by three members of the Presidential Security Forces or Paspampres.
Case after case involving TNI members makes the public wonder, what is really going on with this institution? Amidst the people's rejection of the Draft Law on the Indonesian National Armed Forces, amidst the increasingly strong aroma of the return of the dual function of the TNI, amidst the many controversial statements by TNI generals, cases of violence committed by TNI members are increasing.
The term "oknum" (individual) for the perpetrators is also annoying to be attached when many of its members become perpetrators of violence. This condition proves that there is something wrong in recruitment and education within the TNI.
Since the beginning, the TNI (including the Polri) must recruit members who are truly healthy in mind and body. Psychological and mental problems should be detected from the recruitment process.
The psychological condition and discipline of members must also be controlled properly so as not to trigger violence against fellow members, especially against civilians. The perpetrators must be dealt with firmly in order to provide a deterrent effect, not protected because they have connections with high-ranking officials.
These incidents should be a momentum to reflect on the urgency of revising Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Instead of revising the regulation, what is urgently needed is internal improvement.[]
There really are a lot of cases as seen from your write-up and this is bad. The military should be one of the most trusted groups but it's sad that opposite is the case.
kiban cara nyo, Revisi UU TNI ka isahkan, kembali dwi fungsi, ukeu maken merajalela aju2