Presiden SBY Minta Militer Tetap Netral Jelang Pemilu 2014
Presiden Asks Military to Stay Neutral Ahead of 2014 Elections
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Senin, 20 Mei 2013
Presiden SBY sedang menguji coba persenjataan terbaru milik TNI-AD (Foto: thejakartapost.com)

Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meminta TNI khususnya Angkatan Darat untuk tetap netral dan menghindari praktek-praktek politik menjelang Pemilu 2014.

Seruan tersebut disampaikan Presiden SBY saat mengangkat Kepala Staf TNI-AD (Kasad) yang baru di kantor kepresidenan di Jakarta, Senin (20/5).

Presiden SBY menunjuk Letnan Jenderal Moeldoko menggantikan Jenderal Pramono Edhie Wibowo yang akan mengakhiri masa jabatannya sebagai Kasad akhir bulan ini.

Jenderal Pramono juga menyatakan hal senada sesuai seruan Presiden terhadap Pemilu 2009. " Jika kita bisa bersikap netral pada 2009, kenapa tidak bisa kita melakukannya lagi pada 2014?" katanya.

Pramono mengutip Presiden mengatakan bahwa pimpinan TNI berada di jalur yang benar. "Presiden meminta (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) untuk melanjutkannya," katanya.

Presiden mengatakan rakyat menginginkan militer tetap bersikap profesional Indonesia, karena itu, perlu meningkatkan kemampuan dan modernisasi sistem persenjataan utama (alutsista).

SBY menginginkan peningkatan kesejahteraan prajurit TNI dan keluarganya untuk membangun hubungan yang lebih erat dengan masyarakat.

Hal yang terpenting adalah memeliharan soliditas internal antar Angkatan Darat, TNI dan rakyat, Angkatan Darat, Angkatan Laut dan Angkatan Udara serta TNI dan polisi.

Presiden mengingatkan pengadaan senjata militer harus dilakukan secara transparan sehingga TNI tidak dituding menggunakan dana anggaran secara tidak benar.

Presiden Yudhoyono sebelumnya mengatakan akan melantik Letnan Jenderal TNI Moeldoko sebagai Kasad yang baru pada Rabu (22/5).


Jakarta (B2B) - President Susilo Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian Army in particular to stay neutral and shun political practices ahead of the 2014 general elections.

Yudhoyono made the request as he appointed a new Army chief of staff at the presidential office here on Monday.

The Head of State has appointed Lieutenant General Moeldoko to replace General Pramono Edhie Wibowo who will end his term of office as Indonesian Army chief of staff later this month.

General Pramono who also attended the function said the President once made a similar request ahead of the 2009 elections. "If we could do it in 2009, then why can´t we do it in 2014?" he said.

Pramono quoted the President as saying that the TNI leadership has been on the right track. "He asked (the Indonesian Army) to continue it," he said.

Yudhoyono said what the people wish is a professional Indonesian military and therefore, it needs to improve its capability and modernize its main armament systems (alutsista).

Yudhoyono wanted the welfare of soldiers and their families to continue to increase and underlined the need for the TNI to build closer relations with the people.

He further attached significance to the maintenance of internal solidity among the Army, the TNI and the people, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force as well as the TNI and the police.

He said the procurement of the military`s main armament systems must be done in such a transparent way that it will not give an impression that budget fund has been used improperly.

President Yudhoyono has earlier said he will induct Lieutenant General Moeldoko as a new Indonesian Army chief of staff on Wednesday (May 22).
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