The Army is calling on its village

The Army is calling on its village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) to be proactive in preventing growing influence from the Islamic State (IS) movement, in cooperation with fellow villagers, Army chief of staff Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said in Semarang, Central Java, on Monday.

"The most important thing is making IS a common enemy," he said while visiting a back-to-basics training session at the Diponegoro IV Military Command.

"The Army's role is through Babinsa who must work closely with the local police and heads of community units [RW] and neighborhood units [RT] in monitoring their surroundings."

Gatot told the soldiers that Babinsa must cooperate with the police's security and public order non-commissioned officers (Babinkamtibmas) to empower villagers.

"For example, we must reenforce the regulation that a guest must report to the authorities when staying for at least 24 hours in a neighborhood," he said.

He said it was a fact that many residents did not know their societal environment.

"Residents mostly do not know that their neighbors are alleged terrorist suspects until the police’s Densus 88 [counterterrorism unit] raids a house in the neighborhood," he said.

"Therefore, Babinsa must be more active in mingling within the neighborhood. He can have a chat with residents, ojek [motorcycle taxi] drivers and farmers."

Babinsa could also ask residents to file reports with the authorities if they felt something fishy was going on.

"For example, if there is anyone inviting residents to take part in a free umrah [minor haj] pilgrimage, Babinsa must be alert," said Gatot.

"Performing umrah is not cheap as it costs between Rp 15 million and Rp 20 million."

Gatot said it would be acceptable if the invitation came from a philanthropist but not otherwise

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Angkatan Darat menyerukan desanya bintara pengawas (Babinsa) untuk bersikap proaktif dalam mencegah pertumbuhan pengaruh dari Negara Islam (IS) gerakan, bekerja sama dengan sesama warga desa, Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat Jenderal Gatot Nurmantyo mengatakan di Semarang, Central Java, Senin. "Yang paling penting adalah membuat IS musuh bersama," katanya saat mengunjungi sesi pelatihan back-to-dasar di Komando Militer Diponegoro IV. "Peran Angkatan Darat adalah melalui Babinsa yang harus bekerja sama dengan polisi setempat dan kepala RW [RW] dan unit lingkungan [RT] dalam memantau lingkungan mereka. " kata Gatot tentara yang Babinsa harus bekerja sama dengan keamanan polisi dan ketertiban umum bintara (Babinkamtibmas) untuk memberdayakan masyarakat desa. "Untuk Misalnya, kita harus reenforce peraturan bahwa tamu harus melaporkan kepada pihak berwenang ketika menginap selama minimal 24 jam di lingkungan, "katanya. Dia mengatakan itu adalah fakta bahwa banyak warga tidak tahu lingkungan sosial mereka. "Warga yang sebagian besar melakukan tidak tahu bahwa tetangga mereka diduga tersangka teroris sampai Densus 88 [unit kontraterorisme] polisi penggerebekan sebuah rumah di lingkungan, "katanya. "Oleh karena itu, Babinsa harus lebih aktif dalam berbaur dalam lingkungan. Dia bisa chatting dengan warga, ojek [ojek] driver dan petani. " Babinsa juga bisa meminta warga untuk mengajukan laporan dengan pihak berwenang jika mereka merasa sesuatu yang mencurigakan sedang terjadi. "Sebagai contoh, jika ada orang mengundang warga untuk mengambil bagian dalam umrah gratis [haji kecil] ziarah, Babinsa harus waspada, "kata Gatot. "Pertunjukan umrah tidak murah karena biaya antara Rp 15 juta dan Rp 20 juta." Gatot mengatakan akan diterima jika undangan datang dari dermawan tetapi tidak sebaliknya