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Former Banten Police chief Brig. Gen. Ahmad Dofiri (left), holds hands with his successor, Sr. Comr. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, after the handover ceremony in Serang, Banten, on Thursday. (Antara/Asep Fathulrahman)
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he National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to be firm in dealing with intolerant groups, not only in the heated Jakarta gubernatorial election but also in other cases.
On Thursday, Sr. Comr. Listyo Sigit Prabowo was installed as the new Banten Police chief, replacing Sr. Comr. Ahmad Dofiri. Local media reported some ulema groups in Banten protesting the appointment of Sigit, a non-Muslim.
Komnas HAM commissioner Natalius Pigai said Jokowi should stand firm against intolerant groups, because the President had the 1945 Constitution and the state motto of Unity in Diversity to back up his standpoint. “Of course, he should still consider human rights principles [in his firmness],” Natalius said as quoted by tempo.co Thursday.
Rejecting a non-Muslim police chief because of his religion was not justified, he went on.
The President’s firmness in dealing with people disturbing unity would prove that the government upheld an Indonesia that respects diversity, modern egalitarianism and promotes meritocracy in the bureaucracy.
Before being appointed as Banten Police chief, Listyo had been Jokowi’s aide for two years. He was also the Surakarta Police chief in 2011 and 2012, when Jokowi was the mayor there. (evi)
