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JAKARTA, KUPANG TIMES - Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Effendi Simbolon, officially apologized for his statement that referred to the TNI as "a gang."
Previously, this statement was made by Effendi, during a meeting of Commission I of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, with the TNI Commander General. Mighty Andika.
"From the bottom of my heart, I apologize for my words that hurt the hearts of soldiers, whoever they are, from enlisted, officers to elders with statements that have been interpreted differently,"|Effendi Simbolon (Member of the Indonesian Parliament) at the Parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (14/09/22).
Meanwhile, the head of the PDIP faction, Utut Adianto, who accompanied Effendi, said that today was the best day for his friend to apologize.
"Effendi has no bad intentions,"|Utut Adianto (Chairman of the PDIP Faction)
"I make sure Effendi has no ill intentions,"
Previously, the statement by a member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Effendi Simbolon, touched on the TNI as a gang, which was said in the Hearing Meeting, Commission I of the DPR RI with the Ministry of Defense and the TNI, at the Senayan Parliament Building, Jakarta, Monday (05/09/22) then.
At that time, all high-ranking officers of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Navy were present, except for the Chief of Staff of the Army General. Dudung Abdurachman.
Dudung's absence then prompted Effendi Simbolon to express his criticism of the TNI.
Effendi said he wanted to get an explanation from the TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa and the Army Chief of Staff General Dudung Abdurachman.
According to Effendi, there is disharmony between the two four-star generals.
"We have a lot of these findings, Insubordination, Disharmony, Disobedience, this is the TNI like this gang, especially the mass organizations, there is no compliance,"|Effendi (DPR RI member)
Effendi's Criticism Statement, invited criticism from a number of TNI soldiers in the area, by recording a video, which contained the Anger and Criticism of TNI members, which later became viral and became a trending topic on social media platforms.
Responding to videos made by a number of TNI soldiers in a number of areas, the TNI Army Headquarters denied that there were special instructions for soldiers to respond to Effendi Simbolon's statement in a meeting that was not attended by the Army Chief of Staff. General. Sit down the Abdurachman.
"I convey that the organization or leadership of the Indonesian Army has never issued instructions or orders to do this,"|Colonel. Arch. Hamim Tohari (Kadispen TNI AD), Tuesday (13/09/22).
"Perhaps it happened as a spontaneous reaction, not only from soldiers, but also from the community, to the statement of a figure in the public sphere who was considered to provoke a commotion,"
For information - Army Chief of Staff. General TNI Dudung Abdurachman asked TNI soldiers to calm down anger against member of Commission I DPR RI PDI-P Faction, Effendi Simbolon.
Army Chief of Staff. General TNI Dudung Abdurachman has seen on a number of social media platforms, many Indonesian Army soldiers express their anger.
For that, Army Chief of Staff. General TNI Dudung Abdurachman asked all his subordinates to stop getting angry because Effendi had already apologized.
"I beg you to stop, enough,"
"He has apologized today,"|Army Chief of Staff. General TNI Dudung Abdurachman, after launching the food security program with Pertamina Hulu Rokan in Bengkalis Regency, on Wednesday (14/09/22).
(W.J.B)
