The Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, who is former national police chief, delivered remarks at a coordination meeting of Regional Inspectors across Indonesia at the Borobudur Hotel on Jan. 25, 2023. But a fragment of his speech caught attention for the wrong reasons. Minister Tito reportedly asked Law Enforcement Officials (APH) not to investigate regional officials because it would disrupt development in the region. But this statement was reported out of context. It is interesting to know that almost all major national media outlets quoted the same sentence without including other parts of the remarks, even though the essence of Minister Tito’s presentation was also conveyed by the Attorney General, ST Burhanuddin, and the Chief of Police’s Criminal Investigative Unit (Kabareskrim) who were also present. This unequal reporting reminds us of Government decisions made in mid-2016.To subscribe please click here
