Majority of peaceful assembly applications approved without legal action, says Home Minister

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Only 2% of peaceful assembly applications in 2023 and 1% in 2024 resulted in legal action, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.  Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (Feb 13), Saifuddin highlighted that the main reason for application denials was the failure to obtain permission from the premises owner.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/327znrh5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00One is about the PM's answer in Bali just now, on which side will he be elected, and the other is about the peace agreement.

00:09One of the agreements that got a lot of attention is the agreement on anti-corruption.

00:20And the general reaction at that time was that this is a government that has lost its ground.

00:30The current leaders are actually graduates from street schools.

00:35When there is a protest, they take the opposite attitude. That's their image.

00:41Therefore, today, the Prime Minister has chosen to answer in fact.

00:48First, we give a guarantee that Article 11b of the Constitution,

00:54which is the right of democracy for a free and united people, is guaranteed, not changed, not even a single sentence.

01:02At the same time, we also remember Article 12b,

01:06which is, in the same Constitution, when giving rights, it is said that the government can have several elements of control.

01:14So, it works together.

01:16The issue is that we want to take a balanced approach,

01:19between recognizing, acknowledging, and ensuring the freedom of the people to gather,

01:26as in the institution, the government also has a responsibility to ensure the security and security of the people.

01:35Okay, let's look at the figures.

01:38As of 2023,

01:44in terms of the amount of information provided by the PENGANJUR,

01:49to organize a security meeting,

01:52the number is more than 10,000,

01:5598% ended with the meeting being continued without any action by the government.

02:05I repeat, throughout 2023,

02:11more than 10,000 notifications to the police from the PENGANJUR to organize a meeting.

02:2098% of the meeting went smoothly,

02:26without any problems.

02:28In 2024, more than 7,000 notifications to the police.

02:37And 99% ended with the security meeting.

02:422% and 1%, when I look at the police records,

02:50there is a problem with the location.

02:52There is no permission from the owner of the premises.

02:55While that is a requirement in Section 11 of the Security Code.

02:59Okay.

03:00Whether we agree or not, that is an act that has been passed by the parliament.

03:05So the police have to enforce it.

03:07Okay.

03:08But the amount is very small.

03:102% and 1%.

03:11Therefore, as the Minister said,

03:14we will move this one as well.

03:17If the problem is the location, we will move it.

03:21And the direction to the KDN is this year's session as well.

03:25So I mean, I have to make a ministerial memo,

03:28the KSU has to help directly,

03:30make a ministerial memo, get a basic decision,

03:35the ministerial committee agrees to move to the Security Council.

03:37That is the first step.

03:39When the ministerial committee has agreed,

03:41we will take care of all stakeholders,

03:44including activists,

03:46actors in the Security Council,

03:49parliament members, all of them.

03:51We will take care of them.

03:53Then we will process it in the form of a transition matrix,

03:58and we will forward it to the parliament.

04:01Okay.

04:02While all of that is going to happen,

04:05the PM said earlier that we will make it moratorium.

04:08Meaning, starting now, if there is a meeting to be held,

04:12we will not use Section 11.

04:16Okay.

04:17In addition to that,

04:19if there is an IP that has been opened,

04:22the PM said that it will not be continued.

04:25And let's look at last year.

04:27How many IPs have been opened by the police?

04:301787.

04:33And how many were last accused in court?

04:3630.

04:37How many percent?

04:3930?

04:4130 out of 1787.

04:44I don't know. Calculate it.

04:48It's still small. Not even 10%.

04:513 out of 1787.

04:5430.

04:55Okay. So,

04:56meaning,

04:57based on the last investigation by the prosecution,

05:02or based on the percentage that has been collected,

05:07the conclusion is only one.

05:09For those who want to accept the truth,

05:11that the civil government does not restrict the collection among the people at all.

05:17Please.

05:18There is no problem.

05:20Okay.

05:21Let the statistics speak for themselves.

05:23Let the numbers speak for themselves.

05:25So, the numbers are like that.

05:26So, with that,

05:29actually, the PM said,

05:32make a move.

05:33That is what we will do.

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