Anggota TNI dan Personel Polri Dilarang Keras Bermain Pokemon Go
Indonesia Bans Police, Troops from Playing Pokemon Go
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Dhelia Gani
PEMERINTAH RI adalah melarang personel Polri dan anggota TNI bermain Pokemon Go saat bertugas, kata para pejabat Rabu, setelah Menteri Pertahanan Ryamizard Ryacudu memperingatkan bahwa game di ponsel pintar merupakan ancaman terhadap keamanan negara.
Hal itu mengemuka setelah Istana Presiden di Jakarta juga melarang game Pokemon Go yang saat ini populer di Indonesia, disertai peringatan larangan "Dilarang bermain atau berburu Pokemon di Istana."
Indonesia bergabung dengan kehebohan game Pokemon Go, yang telah menjadi hit di seluruh dunia sejak peluncuran dua minggu yang lalu dan kemudian dituding menjadi pemicu aksi kejahatan, pelanggaran lalu lintas dan munculnya aneka di kota-kota dari seluruh dunia.
Meskipun Pokemon Go belum secara resmi tersedia di Indonesia, namun banyak warga Indonesia yang mengunduh secara ilegal dan dibawa ke jalan-jalan untuk berburu monster virtual.
Namun popularitas game tersebut memicu kekhawatiran di kalangan petinggi keamanan, setelah para pejabat tinggi Indonesia menuding kemampuan teknologi tinggi dapat dimasukkan untuk digunakan dalam kegiatan mata-mata.
"Spionase bisa datang dalam bentuk yang berbeda," kata Menhan Ryamizard Ryacudu, menambahkan bahwa game tersebut 'tidak baik' untuk dimainkan.
Militer akan segera mengeluarkan perintah melarang semua personil TNI memainkan Pokemon Go selama jam kerja karena berusaha untuk melindungi lokasi-lokasi vital, kata Kepala Pusat Penerangan (Kapuspen) TNI Mayjen Tatang Sulaiman kepada AFP seperti dikutip MailOnline.
Peringatan tersebut disertai catatan adanya kekhawatiran bahwa perangkat yang digunakan untuk bermain game dapat mengirim data melalui internet ke negara-negara lain.
Pengumuman itu tampaknya terkait dengan ditahannya seorang warga Prancis yang sempat ditahan pekan ini ketika ia sengaja berjalan ke markas Komando Distrik Militer (Kodim) di Cirebon, Jawa Barat saat dia bermain Pokemon Go.
Personel Polri di seluruh Indonesia juga sudah mendapat perintah pada Selasa yang melarang bermain game saat bertugas, kata Kepala Divisi Humas Mabes Polri, Irjen Pol Boy Rafli Amar.
"Kami khawatir bahwa personel Polri dapat menjadi kecanduan dan kami tidak ingin itu karena tugas seorang polisi adalah untuk melayani masyarakat. Pekerjaan ini membutuhkan kerja keras dan konsentrasi," kata Boy.
Di Istana Presiden, Kepala Biro Pers Istana, Bey Machmudin mengatakan larangan itu menegaskan bahwa "ini adalah kantor presiden dan dilaran bermain di sini." Hal Itu muncul beberapa hari setelah seorang menteri mengatakan ia telah melihat beberapa Pokemon di istana.
Pokemon Go menggunakan lokasi satelit smartphone, grafis dan kemampuan kamera untuk overlay monster kartun pada pengaturan dunia nyata, menantang pemain untuk menangkap dan melatih monster untuk bertempur.
INDONESIA is banning police and military personnel from playing Pokemon Go while on duty, officials said Wednesday, after the defence minister warned the smartphone game was a security threat.
It came as the Jakarta presidential palace also prohibited playing the popular game around the premises, with signs appearing that read "Playing or hunting Pokemon is forbidden in the area of the palace".
Indonesians have joined the frenzy for Pokemon Go, which has become a worldwide hit since launching two weeks ago and has already been blamed for a wave of crimes, traffic violations and complaints in cities around the globe.
Despite Pokemon Go not yet being officially available in Indonesia, many have downloaded it illegally and taken to the streets to hunt for virtual "pocket monsters".
But its popularity has caused concern among the security establishment's top echelons, with officials suggesting its high-tech capabilities could be put to use in spying.
"Spying can come in different forms," said hardline Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu, adding that the game was "just not right".
The military will soon issue an order banning all personnel from playing Pokemon Go during work hours as it seeks to protect high-security sites, military spokesman Tatang Sulaiman told AFP.
The order will note concerns that devices being used to play the game can send data over the Internet to other countries.
The announcement came after a Frenchman was briefly detained this week when he accidentally wandered onto a military base on Java island as he played Pokemon Go.
Police officers across the country were already sent an order on Tuesday banning them from playing the game while on duty, a spokesman said.
"We are worried that police officers may become addicted and we don't want that because a police officer's duty is to serve the public. The job requires hard work and concentration," said national police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar.
At the presidential palace, press chief Bey Machmudin said the ban had been introduced as "this is the president's office not a playground". It came several days after a minister said he had spotted some Pokemon in the palace.
Pokemon Go uses smartphone satellite location, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon monsters on real-world settings, challenging players to capture and train the creatures for battles.
