Intelligence is tool’s of power ?

Intelligence is tool’s of power ?

oleh  Tommy Apriando 

"The authorities will continue to make intelligence as his pet, to survive in a throne."

Since the collapse of the ruling and the New Order regime that had supported them in all out (full), Indonesian Intelligence Service when it becomes like a chick who lost their mother. Intelligence lose grip so it looks as though unable to stand firm. This is understandable because the New Order regime is a major client of intelligence. At the moment it happened a mutually beneficial relationship between the intelligence with the New Order government, which is a mutual commitment to securing their positions. People must still remember the riots of July 1998, burning, looting and rape of villagers along the descent is a horrible incident of human memory. Unfortunately the incident until now there has been also discovered who the mastermind, as well as ethnic clashes in Ambon, Poso, Sampit or terror attack in the small scale such as the bombing victims who do not eat as well as large scale as the Bali bombing tragedy, I and II, tragedy JW Mariot and Kuningan bombing tragedy, terror in Aceh and Central Java.

These facts encourage the community turned its attention to the performance of our intelligence. Although some time ago, the performance of intelligence has proven its success in capturing the terror network and the killing of Dr. Azahari and Noordin M Top as the most wanted terrorist leader in Indonesian security authorities over the last few years other terrorists who succeeded in catching in some areas of Indonesia , but people still do not believe that the threat of terror has vanished in Indonesia. That means the performance of the intelligence world is still questionable. In addition to highlighting the aspects of the results, performance intelligence also get the spotlight, especially in four ways. First, in terms of organizational structure and coordination of these agencies. Second, with regard to professionalism in early detection. Third, with regard to guarantee the performance of this institution values of Human Rights . Fourth, related aspects of supervision of these institutions. Besides the four factors that intelligence agencies are still doubtful whether they have been completely free from the characteristics of an authoritarian government intelligence is loaded with political interest, not as the eyes and ears of policy makers to protect the people. This is because the function of intelligence is only as a political tool ruler.

Might be we still remember the intelligence in the reign of Soeharto in power in such a strong and influential, until there is a single incident did not even reached the ears of intelligence. Major cases can be resolved before widespread everywhere. Particularly cases concerned with the power of Suharto, Intelligence will use all means to put it. 

Events Priok for example, cases of human rights violations occurred during the New Order regime based on intelligence scenarios designed for the rebellion broke out, so they has a reason to destroy the people who are considered dangerous for the president's powers. Winning at the dominant so that the role of intelligence in determining government policy, Suharto was aware of the importance of the role of intelligence and use its power to bulldoze his political opponents. In spite of it all, the performance of intelligence at this time slowly began to find direction, although improvements are needed in several rows, associated with poor coordination, weak-line detection of Intelligence and put forward the principle of human rights in intelligence operations, and intelligence confirmed who is their client itself.

Lack of coordination

Lack of coordination of intelligence is a reality. One reason is the absence of legal protection that is strong enough. Until now there is no equivalent legal protection law that has been made through the democratic process to make coordination betweenintelligence organizations in Indonesia. The provisions of existing law is based on unilateral initiatives of the executive without involving lengthy discussions with the legislature. This is for example through the Presidential Instruction No. 5 of 2002 which provides authority for the leadership of the State Intelligence Agency to coordinate all intelligence activities in a democratic country, the provisions of such laws is certainly not adequate. Equal legal protection Act is expected to improve the performance of the entire intelligence community in Indonesia. The need for coordination, it also implies that the intelligence community must be distinguished from the motion.

Rather, what emerged from the government is the idea to enable Command Territorial (KOTER). There are two views on proposals to strengthen the intelligence capacity by reactivating the TNI intelligence functions through the building structure territorial. On one side, there are rejected because they are going to be an entry point for the TNI to return to the New Order. This view is based on the premise that the principal function of the TNI is facing the threat of military attack from outside. There is concern that if the military used to perform the domestic intelligence function, then the principal function of the TNI would be ineffective and may even be more complicate efforts to bring the military into a professional army. The second view which supports the idea. This view is most likely based on the idea that the intelligence capacity of BIN and the police to deal with terrorists is very limited because it needs to be strengthened by TNI.

Weak Detection of Intelligence

Terror and conflict in Indonesia, illustrates the weakness of the intelligence capacity to conduct preemptive and preventive efforts in preventing the turmoil, terror and conflict. And as long as they adhere to contingency escalation, in theory will be preceded by the preceding situations, they refer to as pre-conflict. Not easy to find answers why they always missed. There is one reason of the competition between the military and police regarding security space in the country which led to weak coordination of intelligence. Indonesian intelligence as if moving on their own.

Actually police had a good files, the problem lies in the good will to take action towards the eradication of crime that occurred. During this time, police work according to laws and regulations that are applicable. The pattern of work, gather evidence of law to ensnare people suspected as perpetrators of crime. However, it turns out is very limited knowledge of police intelligence in the investigation and a little about the investigation. Looking at the above mentioned conditions it is necessary to improve the working methods of intelligence. Both state-level intelligence, military and police personnel.

Put forward the principle of human rights in the Operations Intelligence

A democratic country should ideally have some intelligence agencies are given the authority and latitude appear different to prevent intelligence agencies with the authority is too broad. Also lunge kick intelligence apparatus in addition to being able to provide an analysis of the intensity of security threats and criminal, should also always consider the parameters of human rights as a universal value. If not, then the performance of intelligence than would invite international condemnation, the intelligence apparatus will become month-monthly international human rights movement.

For that intelligence operation should be based on international standards for intelligence operations to avoid allegations of human rights violations. Council of Europe adopted at least six principles that must be met when the government special powers of intelligence agencies is applied, particularly in the context of counter-terrorism efforts. First, all efforts to counter terrorism must respect human rights and state law supremacy and avoid all forms of discriminatory or racist acts. Second, all counter-terrorism action must be based on the law and an act that limits the fulfillment of human rights must be defined clearly as possible and proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Third, the use of methods of treatment or punishment of torture or inhuman or degrading should not be done in any situation, especially when the arrest, interrogation, and detention of a suspect or accused terrorists. Fourth, the act of gathering information in the context of counter-terrorism efforts can only violate individual private rooms only when an action is already regulated by domestic law, proportionate to the intended purpose of such act, and can be monitored by an independent external agency. Fifth, all counter-terrorism measures must be planned and controlled by the authorities to avoid the use of violence to a minimum. Use of weapons by the concerned authorities should be done with strict limits and adjusted with the objective to be achieved. Sixth, in whatever condition the country is not allowed to make violations of the right to life, prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment, the principle of legality of the statements and actions, and the prohibition of entry into effect of the criminal law retrospective.

Client intelligence

Judging from some intelligence performance correction that has been run, there are some that need to be repaired and there are some that need to be maintained. His inability to resolve many cases of making people guess, probably every terror or the conflict of intelligence come into play in it, if it absolutely clear that the performance intelligence merely as a political tool at any time ruler that their information could be purchased to divert national issue that threatens the ruling.

Nevertheless the existence of intelligence in a country is absolutely necessary, as manifested by DR. AC Manullang, intelligence is the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and mind. A country without intelligence is blind, but of course the intelligence that always creates a sense of security to the people and use one system client organization, where intelligence is only serving one client that is the People.

Tranlator by Bethari Mutiara