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CAVEAT, Vol. 16/II/2010

Date : 30-09-2010
From : Admin
Source : LBH Masyarakat
PDF : CAVEAT - Vol 16 - II 2010.pdf

September has been a gloomy month for Indonesia, in terms of its history of law and human rights, since 1965. The killing of Munir in 2004, Semanggi II tragedy in 1999, Tanjung Priok tragedy in 1984, and 1965 Massacre all took place in September. All of these human rights abuses are left unresolved, leaving no justice for the victims and perpetrators are unpunished. Put simply: impunity reigns over law and human rights. In early September, when we had our editorial meeting to discuss the ideas for this month’s CAVEAT, all of us were agreed to raise the issue of impunity in those so-called past human rights violations. One major incident then occurred and changed our editorial decision, however.

On 12 September 2010, morning, some Christians were walking from their houses towards to their church (HKBP) in Ciketing, Bekasi, West Java. First Brigadier Police (Briptu) Galih Setiawan was there to lead and secure the walkers. While they were walking, there were four unknown men in motorcycle approached Hasian Lumban Toruan Sihombing and stabbed him in stomach. Briptu Galih Setiawan then put Toruan Sihombing in the motorcycle helped by Priest Luspida Simanjuntak. When they were taking Toruan Sihombing to the nearest hospital, the perpetrators attacked Priest Luspida with a wooden block and she was injured in head, back, and forehead.

The above incident clearly was not an ordinary incident or pure criminal offense. Bearing in mind the past history in which Christians in that area was often harassed by Moslem fundamentalist, such attack is believed as a politically-motivated attack on that ground. The attack itself was not just an attack. Stabbing and beating against people who were on their way to place of worship is an attack against religious freedom. Failure to resolve the attack is a betrayal of Indonesian Constitution, as freedom of religion is enshrined in the Constitution. Further, ignorance of such attack will reproduce similar attack in the near future and give insignia to the perpetrators that their act was accepted by the Indonesian government.

What worse was in this situation that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did not step forward and appear in public to condemn such cowardice act. Two days before the incident, President himself gave a speech commenting on the plan of Koran burning by Pastor Terry Jones in the US. People at large were angered as President Yudhoyono voiced out his concern on issue that was far away but neglected such an important issue in his backyard.

The horrendous incident of HKBP and the plan of Koran burning though different have one thing in common, and that is both were triggered by bigotry. And put the debate of religious freedom into the spotlight both in Indonesia and global context. The issue of freedom of religion thus brought us to raise it again in this CAVEAT and made us write that in a Special Report.

Apart from that, as usual, we also put reportage from Asia. In addition, Ajeng Larasati one of our legal researcher write an opinion for this edition CAVEAT with regard to a case of our client in which had to serve imprisonment seven days extra. She argues that maladministration of the judiciary system in which the correctional facility should be held responsible – together with the court and prosecutor office, leads to human rights violation.

Positive feedbacks, as always, are most appreciated.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

The Editor

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