Only 2% of peaceful assembly applications in 2023 and 1% in 2024 resulted in legal action, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (Feb 13), Saifuddin highlighted that the main reason for application denials was the failure to obtain permission from the premises owner.
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Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (Feb 13), Saifuddin highlighted that the main reason for application denials was the failure to obtain permission from the premises owner.
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00:00One is about the PM's answer in Bali just now, on which side will he be elected, and the other is about the peace agreement.
00:09One of the agreements that got a lot of attention is the agreement on anti-corruption.
00:20And the general reaction at that time was that this is a government that has lost its ground.
00:30The current leaders are actually graduates from street schools.
00:35When there is a protest, they take the opposite attitude. That's their image.
00:41Therefore, today, the Prime Minister has chosen to answer in fact.
00:48First, we give a guarantee that Article 11b of the Constitution,
00:54which is the right of democracy for a free and united people, is guaranteed, not changed, not even a single sentence.
01:02At the same time, we also remember Article 12b,
01:06which is, in the same Constitution, when giving rights, it is said that the government can have several elements of control.
01:14So, it works together.
01:16The issue is that we want to take a balanced approach,
01:19between recognizing, acknowledging, and ensuring the freedom of the people to gather,
01:26as in the institution, the government also has a responsibility to ensure the security and security of the people.
01:35Okay, let's look at the figures.
01:38As of 2023,
01:44in terms of the amount of information provided by the PENGANJUR,
01:49to organize a security meeting,
01:52the number is more than 10,000,
01:5598% ended with the meeting being continued without any action by the government.
02:05I repeat, throughout 2023,
02:11more than 10,000 notifications to the police from the PENGANJUR to organize a meeting.
02:2098% of the meeting went smoothly,
02:26without any problems.
02:28In 2024, more than 7,000 notifications to the police.
02:37And 99% ended with the security meeting.
02:422% and 1%, when I look at the police records,
02:50there is a problem with the location.
02:52There is no permission from the owner of the premises.
02:55While that is a requirement in Section 11 of the Security Code.
02:59Okay.
03:00Whether we agree or not, that is an act that has been passed by the parliament.
03:05So the police have to enforce it.
03:07Okay.
03:08But the amount is very small.
03:102% and 1%.
03:11Therefore, as the Minister said,
03:14we will move this one as well.
03:17If the problem is the location, we will move it.
03:21And the direction to the KDN is this year's session as well.
03:25So I mean, I have to make a ministerial memo,
03:28the KSU has to help directly,
03:30make a ministerial memo, get a basic decision,
03:35the ministerial committee agrees to move to the Security Council.
03:37That is the first step.
03:39When the ministerial committee has agreed,
03:41we will take care of all stakeholders,
03:44including activists,
03:46actors in the Security Council,
03:49parliament members, all of them.
03:51We will take care of them.
03:53Then we will process it in the form of a transition matrix,
03:58and we will forward it to the parliament.
04:01Okay.
04:02While all of that is going to happen,
04:05the PM said earlier that we will make it moratorium.
04:08Meaning, starting now, if there is a meeting to be held,
04:12we will not use Section 11.
04:16Okay.
04:17In addition to that,
04:19if there is an IP that has been opened,
04:22the PM said that it will not be continued.
04:25And let's look at last year.
04:27How many IPs have been opened by the police?
04:301787.
04:33And how many were last accused in court?
04:3630.
04:37How many percent?
04:3930?
04:4130 out of 1787.
04:44I don't know. Calculate it.
04:48It's still small. Not even 10%.
04:513 out of 1787.
04:5430.
04:55Okay. So,
04:56meaning,
04:57based on the last investigation by the prosecution,
05:02or based on the percentage that has been collected,
05:07the conclusion is only one.
05:09For those who want to accept the truth,
05:11that the civil government does not restrict the collection among the people at all.
05:17Please.
05:18There is no problem.
05:20Okay.
05:21Let the statistics speak for themselves.
05:23Let the numbers speak for themselves.
05:25So, the numbers are like that.
05:26So, with that,
05:29actually, the PM said,
05:32make a move.
05:33That is what we will do.