Anggota Komisi I: Pemerintahan Jokowi-JK Terus Jaga Pancasila

Pemerintahan Presiden Joko Widodo dan Wapres Jusuf Kalla memasuki usia 3 tahun. Di tengah berbagai isu yang menggerus nilai ideologi bangsa, pemerintahan Jokowi-JK dinilai mampu menjaga Pancasila.

"Perjuangan ideologi pemerintahan Jokowi-JK untuk terus menjaga Pancasila dan memperteguh kebhinekaan," ujar anggota Komisi I DPR Charles Honoris kepada wartawan, Sabtu (21/10/2017).

Perjuangan tersebut menurutnya bukan hanya melalui slogan semata. Berbagai bentuk konkret dinilai Charles dilakukan Jokowi-JK, termasuk salah satunya dibuktikan dengan membentuk Unit Kerja Presiden Pembinaan Ideologi Pancasila (UKP-PIP).

"Serta membangkitkan kembali sejarah lahirnya Pancasila pada tanggal 1 Juni. Wajar dan sangat layak jika tingkat kepuasan dan kepercayaan terhadap pemerintahan Jokowi-JK semakin meningkat," tambah politikus PDIP itu.

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Charles menyoroti soal survei-survei yang menunjukkan tingginya kepuasan publik kepada pemerintahan Jokowi-JK dalam 3 tahun kepemimpinan mereka di tengah banyaknya tantangan yang dihadapi. Itu menurutnya tidak terlepas dari berbagai gebrakan dan kebijakan yang dilakukan Jokowi-JK.

"Pembangunan infrastruktur tidak hanya berpusat di Jawa tetapi sudah sampai wilayah-wilayah perbatasan dan terluar. Jokowi merupakan presiden dengan jumlah kunjungan kerja terbanyak ke wilayah-wilayah terluar dan wilayah timur Indonesia," tutur Charles.

Dia pun mengatakan, komitmen penegakan hukum dalam pemerintahan Jokowi-JK sudah terbukti nyata. Kinerja lembaga penegak hukum seperti Polri di era Jokowi-JK disebut Charles sudah jauh membaik.

"Program Saber Pungli menjadi momok bagi pelaku pungli di lingkungan pemerintah dari tingkat pusat sampai ke daerah," kata dia.

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"Presiden Jokowi juga secara konsisten komit terhadap upaya-upaya pemberantasan korupsi dan menghadirkan pemerintah yang bersih dan transparan," sambung Charles.

Tak hanya itu, postur perekonomian Indonesia pada kepemimpinan Jokowi-JK dianggap semakin menguat. Meski belum sempurna, menurut Charles, perbaikan-perbaikan di bidang ekonomi saat ini kian menunjukkan kemajuan yang cukup signifikan.

"Angka pengangguran Indonesia saat ini terendah dalam 18 tahun terakhir," tutupnya.

Sumber : Detik

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Trump Usir Korban '98, DPR: Indonesia Sudah Aman Kok

Pemerintah Indonesia harus dapat meyakinkan dan memberi jaminan keselamatan terhadap para imigran WNI di Amerika Serikat yang mau pulang ke Indonesia, menyusul terbitnya kebijkan Presiden AS Donald Trump mengusir seluruh imigran ilegal.

Termasuk WNI korban kerusuhan Mei 98 yang sebelumnya hijrah ke negeri Paman Sam tersebut sejak belasan tahun lalu.

"Pemerintah Indonesia harus dapat meyakinkan dan memberikan jaminan keselamatan kepada para imigran WNI yang mau pulang ke Indonesia. Sudah aman kok dan perekonomian Indonesia juga sudah jauh lebih baik dari masa Orba yang arogan dan otoriter," ujar anggota Komisi I DPR Charles Honoris kepada JPNN, Selasa (17/10).

Menurut politikus PDI Perjuangan ini, jika nantinya pemerintah sudah memfasilitasi namun WNI ilegal di AS tetap tidak mau pulang ke Indonesia, maka pemerintah perlu mengambil langkah tegas.

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"Pemerintah Indonesia harus menegaskan kepada para WNI untuk memilih salah satu kewarganegaraan. Ingat, UU Kewarganegaraan kita tidak mengenal kewarganegaraan ganda (bipatride) atau tanpa kewarganegaraan (apatride)," ucap Honoris.

Sebelumnya, Donald Trump diketahui telah mengeluarkan kebijakan agar seluruh imigran gelap segera angkat kaki dari Amerika Serikat.

Termasuk WNI korban kerusuhan 98 yang sebelumnya hijrah ke negeri Paman Sam tersebut sejak belasan tahun lalu.

Terhadap kebijakan tersebut sejumlah imigran berencana menggugat ke pengadilan. Jika banding ditolak, maka kebijakan Trump berlaku dan seluruh imigran ilegal termasuk WNI korban kerusuhan 98 harus angkat kaki dari negeri Paman Sam tersebut.

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Indonesia Still Debating Legal Loophole Allowing Terror Suspects To Go Free

In the early hours of Jun 25 this year, as Indonesia ushered in the holy Eid Fitr celebrations, two men scaled the fence of a police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra and shouted “Allahu Akabar” (God is great) before stabbing an officer dead.

The attackers then tried to burn down the regional police headquarters before police opened fire, killing one of the attackers and wounding another.

The surviving attacker, Syawaluddin Pakpahan, 43, was a returnee from Syria who fought with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) for some six months before returning home at the end of 2013, Indonesian police said. 

When Pakpahan returned home, he was not detained by the police. Under Indonesia’s anti-terrorism law 15/2003, terror activities committed outside of the country cannot be prosecuted back home.

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“Authorities knew Pakpahan is a returnee from Syria. But under the terrorism law, the police have no right to detain him unless he has committed a crime in Indonesia,” a counter-terrorism source told Channel NewsAsia, adding that Pakpahan has since been held following the Medan attack.

The gap in the terrorism law poses problems for Indonesia in its fight against militants and members of the Islamic State (IS), with ramifications for the rest of the region.

Around 400 returnees from Syria, some of whom were involved with IS, are not detained in the world’s largest Muslim country.

“Even if they (returnees) beheaded someone in Syria, under the current law we have no right to detain them unless they committed acts of terror in Indonesia,” Indonesian national police chief spokesman Setyo Wasisto, told Channel NewsAsia.

“The fact that they are free is dangerous as some of the returnees are radical and can brainwash others. They return home, lie low and become sleeping cells. When the moment is right, when they have weapons, they will launch attacks,” said Wasisto.

In Singapore, IS suspects can be held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) which provides for detention without trial for up to two years. In Malaysia, there are 8 returnees from Syria who were held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA), which provides for detention for up to 28 days. All eight have since been brought to trial and jailed, according to police.

Medan attacker Pakpahan was a classic example of a militant who lied low for years.

“He was monitored for three years. During that time, he did not join any militant network. There was nothing suspicious about his behavior. Perhaps that is a skill acquired from Syria,” said the counter-terrorism source.

“He took us by surprise. He was inspired to launch the knife attack following calls from IS to carry out attacks via the internet,” the source added.

“Out of the 400 returnees, police are monitoring around 300 for links to IS,” said police spokesman Martinus Sitompul.

The returnees are also not banned from travelling as they retain the right to hold their passports, worrying regional security officers over the possibility of radicalized individuals travelling to neighbouring countries to launch attacks.

“This is worrying as the returnees could potentially travel to Malaysia, Singapore, southern Philippines, sneak in and launch attacks,” aregional security source told Channel NewsAsia.

“They could also go to Marawi in the southern Philippines and take part in the fight there,” the security source added.

The city of Marawi is under siege by pro-ISIS militant groups which have held off the military for almost three months. The fighting has killed more than 700 people and drawn foreign fighters from Malaysia, Indonesia, Chechnya and Yemen.

Analysts have warned that IS has plans to carve out territory for the group in the southern Philippines as the area is awash with weapons and has many ungoverned spaces.

Indonesia’s terrorism law was hastily drawn up in 2003 in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people, to give a legal framework for Indonesian police to hunt and prosecute the perpetrators.

The law is seen by some observers to be lacking in preventive measures and inadequate in dealing with evolving terror threats.

While the law makes it illegal for anyone to run a terrorist cell, it falls short of extending punishment to anyone pledging support to or joining groups such as IS.

Revisions to the law are currently being debated in Parliament , a process which has taken more than a year. Lawmakers recently said they expect the debate to be completed by September.

President Joko Widodo has called upon Parliament to speed up the conclusion of the debate following twin suicide bombings in May at the Kampung Melayu bus terminal in Jakarta which killed three police officers and the two attackers.

In the meantime, terror threats have grown and taken on greater urgency as IS loses territories in the Middle East, driving its Asian foreign fighters to return home, radicalized and equipped with para-military training.

Amongst the proposed amendments is the right for authorities to detain and confiscate the passport of citizens who went abroad to join militant groups.

They also face the prospect of a maximum jail sentence of 15 years, if found guilty of taking part in paramilitary training inside and outside of the country, with the aim of planning or carrying out acts of terrorism. 

“Syrian returnees who are IS ideologues are the most dangerous as they are very radical. They consider everything at home (in Indonesia) to be infidel - infidel government, fellow Muslims who don’t share their views are also infidels,” said independent terrorism analyst Hasibullah Satrawi.

“The urge to carry out attacks against what they consider to be infidel is very strong. It is part of their breathing,” said Hasibullah.

“It is important for them to undergo the legal process so that if they are jailed, they can receive rehabilitation to undergo a de-radicalisation programme. Having said that, it is very difficult to rehabilitate the ideologues,” said Hasibullah.

IS returnees who subscribe to the terror group’s ideology reject the teachings of Muslim clerics who are not from IS, according to Hasibullah.

Charles Honoris, a legislator from the Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP), said the amendments also seek to criminalise hate speech, which he viewed as a root of terrorism.

“Police will then be able to prosecute hate speech and intolerance which are the roots of terrorism and radicalization as it spreads hatred,” Honoris told Channel NewsAsia.

Sumber: CHANNELNEWSASIA

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Charles Honoris: Keberadaan Politisi Muda dalam Partai Politik Penting

Salam dua jari Ketua Umum Taruna Merah Putih Maruarar Sirait didampingi Ketua DPD Taruna Merah Putih DKI Jakarta Charles Honoris bersama anggota DPRD dari Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan (PDIP). (sumber: BeritaSatu Photo/Emral)

Keberadaan politisi muda dalam partai politik (parpol) dinilai penting. Pasalnya, parpol membutuhkan regenerasi kader agar eksistensi politik tetap terjaga.

"Tentu keberadaan politisi muda dalam suatu partai politik itu sangat penting. Parpol kan perlu regenerasi, baik segi pemikiran, ide-ide dan kinerja. Kalau tidak ada regenerasi, maka tidak ada perkembangan di partai," kata Anggota DPR dari Fraksi Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan (FPDIP), Charles Honoris di Jakarta, Rabu (5/11).

Menurut pria kelahiran Jakarta, 23 Juli 1984 tersebut, politisi muda tetap membutuhkan tokoh panutan. "Bagi politisi yang muda-muda, senior di partai merupakan figur tepat untuk belajar ideologi dan kinerja, bagaimana kita dapat melayani rakyat dengan baik," ujarnya.

Dia menambahkan, proses regenerasi partainya berlangsung positif. "Anggota DPR dari PDIP kini banyak yang berusia 50 tahun ke bawah. Artinya ini bentuk regenerasi yang lumayan baik di PDIP," imbuh Ketua Taruna Merah Putih DKI Jakarta ini.

Dia mengemukakan, Ketua Umum DPP PDIP, Megawati Soekarnoputri, selalu menekankan pentingnya politisi muda PDIP memiliki ideologi. "Tri Sakti Bung Karno harus dapat diimplementasikan dalam tugas kita di legislatif. Kita juga diminta Ibu Mega untuk tetap belajar loyal dengan partai. Pesan Ibu Mega pastinya sangat kita hormati dan patuhi," ucapnya.

Sementara itu, Sekretaris Fraksi Partai Demokrat (FPD) Didik Mukrianto berpendapat, keberimbangan generasi bukan hanya dilihat dalam konteks politik, tetapi kenegaraan dan kebangsaan. Seba, lanjutnya, tidak ada sebuah negara termasuk Indonesia yang akan mempertahankan status quo generasi.

"Kalau sebagai sebuah bangsa kita ingin besar, maka regenerasi itu keniscayaan. Dunia politik di Indonesia ke depan membutuhkan eksistensi politisi muda. Sekarang saatnya regenerasi dilakukan yang diiringi penguatan basis kapasitas dan kompetensi," kata Didik.

Dia menuturkan, parpol yang terbuka harus dapat menerima regenerasi. "Generasi muda perlu masuk ke segala lini politik. Parpol harus membuka ruang untuk kaum muda," tuturnya.

Dia menambahkan, partisipasi kader-kader muda di partainya merupakan aset penting. "Demokrat memang memberikan tugas kepada kader-kader muda agar membuat perubahan," imbuh pria kelahiran Magetan, 21 Juni 1974 ini.

Sumber: BeritaSatu
Tag: Charles Honoris , Berita Harian

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