The minister said here on Thursday that mass organizations which were proved to have committed violence and disturbed security as well as public order would be acted upon based on the law in force.
He said that the heaviest sanction was disbandment of organizations.
"I have ordered the directorate general for unity and political affairs to coordinate with police and the prosecutor`s office to collect data on those who have been proven. We will make an inventory and evaluation based on their respective scale," the home affairs minister said.
He said that the district head would freeze or disband a mass organizations which violated regulations in the district level, the governor would do so if the violation was committed in the provincial level and the central government would take action against those which violated the regulations in the national level.
The minister said that if an organization still committed violation even if it had been frozen, then it would be disbanded.
"We will not tolerate anarchic organizations. Those who committed violations will be acted upon based on the law in force, no matter who they are," the minister said.
Law No. 8 / 1985 on Societal Organizations has regulated the disbandment of a mass organization which violated regulations.
Based on the law, the government can freeze the central executive board of a mass organization of it carries out activities which disturb security and public order. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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