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KSAD Involved in the Corona Management Committee, This said Mahfud MD

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JAKARTA – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD revealed the government’s consideration in appointing Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Andika Perkasa to join the Covid-19 (Corona virus) Handling Committee.

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Mahfud explained, in dealing with Corona, it is not enough to only involve bureaucrats in handling it. So, it takes strength from the state apparatus to assist the technical implementation.

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“Therefore, the involvement of the Kasad is to be more technical, more technical to regulate. Because so far the handling of Covid-19 is not enough to be carried out by the Committee, it is not enough to be carried out by the task force,” Mahfud said in a virtual press conference on Saturday ( 8/8/2020).

Moreover, he said, so far the TNI-Polri have also continued to be involved in handling Corona, for example, in the distribution of social assistance. According to him, for this matter, it is necessary to have the participation of the state apparatus in its implementation.

“It is difficult if it is only done by the existing bureaucracy. For example, there is confusion about the list, some have not arrived, some are deviating from here and there. Now the TNI and Polri are included so that they can be handled quickly,” he said.

Besides that, said Mahfud, the TNI also has a fast fleet if needed in an emergency. For example, in the action of picking up Indonesian citizens abroad, to using planes to collect medicine, etc., all use a fleet belonging to the TNI.

(maf)

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