Stop Creating More Noise

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO

Representatives from the national association of independent poultry farmers protest on Tuesday (3/05/2019) at Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta. The farmers called for government protection to prevent the continuing decline in the price of live chicken. The price of live chicken was Rp 19,000 per kilogram last October, but had fallen to Rp 17,373 per kg by February 2019.

The political situation across the nation is heating up ahead of Election Day 2019. It is becoming more and more difficult for law enforcement and security personnel to assert their roles.

If security forces enforce the law and maintain public order and security proactively, they can be seen as meddling in the government’s political interests; if they neglect allegations of legal violations, however, they can be seen as slow and improper in carrying out their responsibilities.