Civilian security personnel

Civilian security personnel

In the current increasingly heated situation, it is suspected
that the Armed Forces (ABRI) created a situation in society where
one side fights against the other. Correct?

Why did ABRI deploy (armed) civilian security personnel to
safeguard the Special Session of the People's Consultative
Assembly? Then, those civilian guards proudly go about the city
as if they were showing force: "We are the reliable security
guards".

Why didn't ABRI make itself the sole force totally responsible
for the safety of the Assembly's session? Moreover, these
civilian guards, calling themselves representatives of Banten
residents and Islam, had a physical confrontation at the
Proclamation Monument, where they held prayers for the late KH
Hasan Basri. Why there, and not in the late KH Hasan Basri's
home, or at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque? Please don't overact!

That some of the civilian guards were armed with pointed
bamboo poles and arrows and samurai swords is ridiculous, as if
they were going to fight in the forest.

Why did they want a confrontation with the other members of
society? We may have different views but we should respect each
other's opinions and seek a compromise, not a confrontation.

Before the situation goes from bad to worse, it would be wise
for the authorities to disengage the civilian guards from their
security task. The Jakarta regional police said that civilian
security personnel were not under their command. So, it is
advisable for the government to conduct a thorough investigation
on who has initiated the deployment of the civilian security
personnel.

Let us maintain our unity and integrity for the sake of the
our nation and country.

GUS-TYANA

Karawang, West Java