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Govt depends on police to punish disruptive groups: Minister
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Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo (left) speaks with Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly (right) during a plenary meeting held to pass the Regional Elections Law at the House of Representatives on June 2. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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ome Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Thursday that his office would continue to monitor “problematic” mass organizations, but emphasized that his office relied on the police to impose the law on violent groups.
Tjahjo ensured the government was closely monitoring organizations that held values in opposition to the state ideology Pancasila, but admitted that the suspension of groups found in violation of the law involved a lengthy administrative process.
“We will usually issue warnings for problematic groups before eventually taking them to court,” Tjahjo said on the sidelines of meeting at the House of Representatives.
However, the politician from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said to discipline mass organizations was challenging because the government did not have records of all mass organizations operating in the country.
Tjahjo said mass organizations could register with the Home Ministry, the Law and Human Rights Ministry or public notary offices. “And there are more unregistered mass organizations than registered ones. This is why we rely on the police to take immediate action to punish groups that disrupt public peace,” he said. (evi)
