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Legal Aid Institute lawyers concerned by role of military, police in eviction
Jakarta Post - August 26, 2015
They said that their involvement in the eviction was not in line with their function as outlined in existing laws.
"The police have to protect and to serve the people, while the role of the military is to defend state sovereignty," said Alldo Fellix Jauardy, a lawyer from LBH Jakarta as quoted by kompas.com in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to Alldo, as ruled in Law No. 13/2012 on the National Police, the role of the police is to protect the people from any violence, which frequently occurred during the evictions.
Alldo and Atika Yuanita Paraswaty, also from LBH Jakarta, carried out research on evictions in Jakarta over the past year. Alldo recorded 19 evictions in the city, which involved both military and police personnel. "Their involvement is seen as a threat by the residents," said Atika.
The latest involvement of the military and police personnel occurred when the Jakarta city administration evicted the residents of Kampung Pulo last week. During the eviction, security personnel clashed with residents. (bbn)
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