Exemplary Leadership Can Prevent Violence by Security Personnel

Reflecting on a number of cases of violence involving the Army and police, in the future, more material on the importance of protecting human rights should be taught.

KOMPAS/MACHRADIN WAHYUDI RITONGA

Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman (center) performs a flower-laying ceremony at Salsabila's grave (14) with Salsabila's father, Jajang (right), in Ciaro Village, Nagreg District, Bandung Regency, West Java, Monday (27/12/2021).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The inhumane actions conducted by three members of the Indonesian Army (TNI) in a traffic accident in Nagreg, Bandung regency, West Java, have further increased the number of cases of violence by security personnel against civilians. A legal rule alone is not enough to prevent it. It must be accompanied by an example from a leader in addition to the need to evaluate the education and supervision system.

“The problem is a matter of culture, the example of the leader, then how to monitor and control it. There are many regulations about it, but they are not enough," said the director of the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies, Khairul Fahmi, when asked for his opinion related to the Nagreg accident and a number of cases of violence by members of the TNI and the National Police (Polri) on Tuesday (12/28/2021).