Bakom Chief: Arrest of Wiretapping General Proves No One Is Above the Law
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- Kepala Bakom Syahganda Nainggolan menyatakan penangkapan oknum jenderal yang diduga menyadap dan terlibat makar sebagai sinyal bahwa hukum berlaku bagi semua kalangan.
- Pernyataan itu dibarengi klaim keberhasilan pemerintah di sektor pertanian, termasuk Nilai Tukar Petani yang menyentuh 132 dan swasembada delapan komoditas.
- Publik menanti transparansi proses hukum kasus penyadapan, sementara pemerintah berupaya mengaitkannya dengan komitmen Prabowo memberantas kebal hukum.
The Head of Indonesia's Government Communication Agency (Bakom), Syahganda Nainggolan, stressed that the arrest of a general suspected of involvement in wiretapping opposition figures and indications of treason is proof that no one is above the rules. The statement was made in a written release on Sunday (8/11), responding to a case that has drawn public attention.
According to Syahganda, the law enforcement step is part of President Prabowo Subianto's effort to reverse the old practice in which the law was seen as sharp downward but blunt upward. He said the arrest sends a message to all officials and bureaucrats that the facilities they enjoy come from the people, so there is no reason to abuse them.
The case of alleged wiretapping by military personnel against a group described as dissidents is indeed a test of the government's commitment to upholding the rule of law. The public will watch whether the legal process runs transparently and without selective treatment, especially since it involves a high-ranking officer. Syahganda did not detail the identity or chronology of the arrest, but stressed that the President wants to remind all state apparatus not to abuse their authority.
In the same release, Syahganda linked law enforcement to a number of government priority programs. He cited the construction of the Red and White Village/Subdistrict Cooperatives (KDKMP), Red and White Fishermen's Villages (KNMP), People's Schools, the Social Protection program (Perlinsos), Free Health Checks (CKG), and improvements to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program as a manifestation of siding with the people. According to him, farmers and fishermen are national heroes who never stop meeting the basic needs of society.
In the agricultural sector, Syahganda claimed the government has cut hundreds of convoluted regulations, including procedures for subsidized fertilizer that were previously difficult to access. "Now, fertilizer is easy to get. The Farmers' Terms of Trade figure has reached 132, the highest ever," he said. He also stated that within two years of the Prabowo administration, Indonesia has been declared self-sufficient in eight commodities, with rice production reaching a record high and rice reserves at their strongest position.
"The struggle is not over. Unity is our greatest asset," Syahganda stressed.
However, the claims of success in the agricultural and food sector are not entirely free from criticism. A number of economists remind that self-sufficiency needs to be measured not only by production, but also by farmers' access to markets and sustainable welfare. Meanwhile, the wiretapping case will be the government's first test in proving that legal reform is not merely rhetoric.
Going forward, the public will await the details of the investigation and whether the legal process against the general runs independently. If transparent, this case could strengthen public trust in the commitment against immunity from the law. Conversely, if it appears to be covered up, the narrative the government has built risks backfiring.
