Commander Of The Indonesian Armed Forces Denied Entry To The United States
TNI General Gatot Nurmantyo barred from entering the U.S.
territory on Saturday (21/10/2017). Then, the Commander of the TNI along with
delegates still in Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang and want to check in.
"The Commander of the TNI is ready to depart using the
airline Emirates. However, sometime before departure, there is a notice from
the airline that the Commander of the TNI and its delegation did not enter U.S.
territory, "said the head of the AIR FORCE explanation of Major-General in
the Office of TNI Commander Wuryanto, Central Jakarta, Sunday.
In fact, at that time, Billy and delegation have already
pocketed the visa from the US to attend the Chiefs of Defense Conference on
Countering Violent Extremist Organization.
The next development was the United States has ensured
removed the ban on TNI Commander over the coming General Gatot Nurmantyo into
its territory.
It delivered a representative U.s. Ambassador in Indonesia
when rolling out a meeting with the Secretary of State's Office in Kemenlu Retno
Marsudi, Central Jakarta on Monday (23/10/2017).
"They convey the ban also does not exist, it has been
repealed and General Gatot (already allowed) to continue his visit to the
US," said Foreign Affairs presidential palace complex Retno, Jakarta, Monday.
Two excerpts from the above news, although it's been said to
be completed, will remain a big question, namely why it could happen? A big
question awaits an answer.
Maybe that since the events of 911, traveling to the United
States into something that is not easy.
Post 911, America has formed 2 new institutions which handle
Internal National Security, namely the Department of Homeland Security and
Transportation Security Administration.
However, beyond it all, specifically, in this case, it is
rather difficult to be granted understandably after the statement an apology
and then the issue is considered finished.
With the limited data is only retrieved from the media, I
will try to look at it from the perspective of the precedence of the Union in
the procedure of official visits of government officials.
Visit an official-level Chief of staff of the army, a
commander of the TNI, then usually will apply the formatting standard
procedures apply to both countries.
When preached that TNI Commander visits are on an official
visit at the invitation of Commander-in-Chief of the United States, then the
parties ascertained that invite is Chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff.
Unknown in the US Army, or United States National Army
Commander.
The Chairman of the Joint Chief of staff of the force is
currently replacing Marine General Joseph Dunford.
The Office ruled in turns between the army, Navy, air force
and Marines.
Again, if true as reported that the visit was an official
visit at the invitation of America, then Gen. TNI Commander ban entry to the
United States became very strange Magical bin.
In a draft of the official visit of a commander of the TNI
to the United States, in order to meet the Pentagon's invitation, then at least
there are two people who will be "busy", the United States Defense
Attaches in Jakarta and the military attaches' Defense Indonesia in Washington
DC.
The course will involve the personal staff of each Commander
and several other related staff.
In addition to some related staff, both at Kemlu and at the
Pentagon as well as Cilangkap, then process the details of details of the
official visit of this kind will be organized with a very "rigid".
Even with data clothing, dietary restrictions/allergies and
eat a span of hours activities for the sake of hours since the departure to
arrive back in Jakarta.
The process of departure since the Commander of Jakarta,
including at the Airport, however, will usually involve a US Embassy party, in
this case, the Defense Attaches, or at least from the staff of Protokoll.
So again, be very strange if the denial can occur after the
departure of the Commander-in-Chief of the arriving at the Airport.
Errors may occur, wherever. However, confusion to make an
aborted the departure of the A-level Panglima of the INDONESIAN officials after
arriving at the Airport, very inviting big questions.
Now everyone awaits answers from request clarification sent
by the United States to the Government of INDONESIA Kemlu.
A clarification is needed to melt back atmosphere already
being a little distracted.
Hopefully, this event, with an apology that was already done
and explanation clarification will be able to completely solve the problem.
So it does not become pebbles from the U.S. and Indonesia
who have been entwined with the good.
Kalbar Satu
