What’s not important if there is a Movement to Reject Democracy and NKRI?

By: Ajeng Mufadillah)*

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto asserted that the government has a good reason to issue Perppu No 2 Year 2017 on Amendment to Law Number 17 Year 2013 on Social Organization (Perppu Ormas).

According to Wiranto, Indonesia currently faces an ideological threat from mass organizations wishing to replace Pancasila with other ideologies. He also mentioned the existence of mass organizations that always campaign anti-nationalism and anti-democracy.

Meanwhile, Law Number 17 Year 2013 on Community Organization does not provide a strong legal umbrella for the government to act firmly against these mass organizations.

At Kemenko Polhukam, Central Jakarta, Monday (7/17/2017), Wiranto said that we saw an ideological threat. Without feeling the ideology of this country will be deflected. The ideology of the state will be replaced by other ideologies. Whether it is not precarious if there is a movement of rejection of democracy, reject nationalism and reject NKRI?.

According to Wiranto, the government is reviewing, investigating and investigating a number of mass organizations considered to endanger national salvation based on the ideology adopted. He asserted, the dissolution of mass organizations can not necessarily be done by the government before going through the review process, as set out in the Perpmas Ormas. However, Wiranto did not mention the number of organizations being investigated.

He revealed to wait, it’s a process. Action it later leaders of institutions associated with the licensing of mass organizations have a legal umbrella to see, investigate and examine which organizations have roughly began to endanger the national salvation with its ideologies. That’s just action.

In addition, Wiranto also denied the notion that the government had acted arbitrarily by issuing the Public Order Regulation (Perppu). Disbanded mass organizations, have the opportunity to sue the government’s decision to court.

He said if he does not agree there is a process again. There are laws that govern, may later ask whether through the Administrative Court (Administrative Court) or to the Court. It’s all very democratic.

Perppu No. 2 Year 2017 officially announced by Wiranto on Wednesday (07/12/2017) afternoon.

This Perppu removes the article which states that the dissolution of mass organizations must go through the courts. Dissolution by way of revocation of legal entity can be directly done by the government through the Minister of Home Affairs or Menkumham. This Perppu was made after the government announced the dissolution effort against Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) which was considered anti-Pancasila.

The seriousness of the government issuing Perppu No. 2 of 2017 on the dissolution of mass organizations is the right step and the Perppu will accelerate the legal process of handling radical mass organizations in Indonesia without suppressing the constitutional rights of CSOs. Such a move is appropriate and constitutional in combating anti-Pancasila groups or mass organizations and does not allow mass organizations or individuals who abuse the freedoms granted to replace Pancasila.