Ramadan Gathering in West Java, Police Chief Urges Unity and Solidarity
West Java – The event was held at the West Java Regional Police Headquarters on Wednesday, 4 March 2026. Attending were West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, West Java Police Chief Irjen Rudi Setiawan, and leaders of Islamic mass organisations in West Java.
At the outset, General Sigit said that Indonesia is facing a global situation that is not going well. “I honour you all,” he said, “on one hand we all know that we are facing a situation that is not going well, particularly due to the global situation whose implications can affect the domestic situation.”
He said the impact of this unfavourable global situation must be faced together. He did not want the world’s state to disrupt Indonesia’s national aspirations. “That is what we must face together. It is not possible to let all this happen and then disrupt what is the nation’s aspirations, the national goals. Yet the reality is that escalation is not diminishing but is worsening,” he said.
He also referred to events in Gaza, Palestine. He said President Prabowo Subianto has played a role in helping to reconcile the Gaza conflict to pave the way for Palestinian independence.
“However, in the course of events we see that the escalation is not only around Gaza but has developed to Iran and then there have been tit-for-tat moves and it has surfaced in several parts of the Middle East, leading to a very significant escalation,” he said.
According to the Police Chief, the retaliatory attacks between Iran and the United States-Israel have a global impact. One effect is oil prices rising gradually. “Oil trade that has long passed through the Strait of Hormuz is suddenly affected, which also causes shocks in countries that rely on oil imports,” he said. “This is something we must watch. The government is pursuing a variety of diplomatic steps to bring these events to a close,” he added.
Therefore, General Sigit assured that the government continues to strive to ensure the impact of the conflict does not become too large for Indonesia. He also called on all Indonesians to unite and prepare themselves for developments in the world.
He recalled the period of COVID-19 when Indonesia was hit by the pandemic. He said then the government and the people united in mutual cooperation to overcome the crisis.
“We remember that during COVID, all countries faced the same. But we united—the people, the ulama, entrepreneurs, the security forces, the government—together, gotong royong, and the problem was solved,” he said. “The Indonesian economy contracted by around 2%, but with rapid joint action we recovered; the same can be done in the current situation if we all stand united.”