Don't​ cry for Ahok Jakarta

The fabricated blasphemy allegations against Ahok , has been effectively used by the terrorist organization allegedly trying to overthrow the Government and insulting The Indonesian State Idology Pancasila , the Islamic Defenders Front.
By organizing mass demonstrations against Ahok , being a Christian from Chinese decent . by playing / using the religion's card this organization and related organizations went along a dangerous road , sowing hate and division among Indonesian citizen and for political gain. 

Well the " Doctored Democracy " has spoken Jakarta will get an inexperienced Governor Team. and will end the success of Anti Corruption Practices within the City Administration , Flood Control and Prevention , Social Justice , Safety and Health Programs and Social Justice and more so International Good Governance Practices. We easily could say as from to day Jakarta's clock has been set 100 years back.


May the KPK , keep its eyes focus on The City Administration's Infrastructure Developments Programs and Related Tender Procedures , as well as the purchases of equipment and services. Don't forget Businessman Sandiago has invested in this election , which no doubt he will try to earn that amount back with interest. 

Don't Cry for Ahok Jakarta.

No respect

"Khatibul Umam Wiranu, a member of the Democratic Party, accused Lukman of trying to curry popular support through the media through statements like his call for mutual respect."

Maybe Khatibul should learn that Lukman is the Religious Minister of Indonesia, and hence there for all religions, and not a spokesman for ISLAM only

This accusation tells us why education is so important and how the Indonesian government has thoroughly failed to create an education system that produces Indonesians who are religious while being respectful of other people 

please note that tolerance and education are considered bad words in Indonesia. Keep the "dumb" masses at present level....

But it becomes better:


“Why should the majority respect the minority?” Ali Badri Zaini stated

THAT is exactly the mentality to ultimately leads to war and mayhem

And Ali Badri Zaini continued:

“When Muslims are fasting, it’s customary for followers of other religions or for Muslims who are not fasting to pay them their due respect.”

CUSTOMARY does not mean 'must' and as for showing respect, this must be a two way thing. Muslims MUST respect the right of people not to fast, for if they don't then not only does that represent intolerance, but also infringes on people's human rights. Fast if you will as that is your choice but do not insist that others follow suit. In the UK, 95% of the population will not fast as they are not Muslims, but none of them will insist that Muslims follow suit. Muslims need to learn and understand that respect is a two sided coin which means they have to drag themselves into the 21st century and learn to live with it.

Another Jewish conspiracy???

The Indonesian Pediatrics Association (IDAI) said on Tuesday that Muslim communities in some province had resisted vaccination, as they believed that the program was a conspiracy and that the materials used in the vaccine were not halal.

The morally superior Muslims are jeopardizing the general population and more precisely kids. Is there any moral in that?

Praying, fasting, recitating the Quran, is all what counts for these uneducated...For the rest, leave the problems to the West for finding a solution (like stopping an outbreak). Pathetic

Prosecutors for KPK seats

Tony Spontana" - with this name the AG spokesperson could play in any mafia-themed movie and wouldn't even need to change it..(e.g. "Goodfellas" with its classic names like Paul Cicero, Frankie Carbone, Johnny Dio....)

Anyway, regarding all those candidates of highest esteem being dumped at the selection committee by various institutions with vested interests - most certainly there will be intense lobbying going on to get their candidates onto the chair - and if, for some mysterious reasons they won't make it the same ex-candidates and their backers will do everything and anything to find dirt on those who are being selected and chosen.

In any case, the KPK is flat-lining and if either the police and the AG get their candidates in this institution will be virtually destroyed from within like a radical cancer eating away its flesh and if not the very same will do (and as we all know in the meantime - they can!) to destroy it form the outside. Personally I think that the KPK's days are counted and it would need heaviest interference by the president as well as the constitutional court to reverse those granted pretrial motions, to stop the prosecution of suspended KPK commissioners and to give additional legal power to the KPK - but honestly - I don't expect that to happen. 

Corruption has won and the KPK will be just a cutout sticker to please the public without any power (and the will - depending on who may be the new commissioners) to actually fight against corruption. How very sad for Indonesia!

Indonesian legal system is infallible

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) said death row convict Mary Jane Veloso may not escape executions despite new evidence presented in a related drug-trafficking trial in Manila.
AGO spokesman Tony Spontana said:

 “She can propose again for clemency since such proposal is not limited."

It is like double jeopardy in reverse.

what is omitted by not being said is that Velosso could be found totally innocent in another country and her conviction and execution could occur in Indonesia.....and she could be executed and be proven innocent at the same time...and this asshole AG says she should apply for clemency....I am maybe not too smart but should she not receive a pardon and not the rest of her life in jail....

what am i missing...

Is it that the Indonesian legal system is infallible and can never admit a mistake...so Veloso is required to apologize for being innocent to avoid Indonesia and Joko losing face....what sort of monkey business do we have in play here..these clowns that are running the country need to be arrested themselves..how long can this geek tragedy be allowed to play..these politicians are so inferior to what the rest of the world has...they serve themselves and not the Indonesian population...its in your face corruption masked patriotism

there is a major point i forgot to mention...which is,,,

you can only apply for clemency if you admit your guilt....and asking Veloso to apply for clemency is getting her to get the politicians Joko and the AG off the hook by getting Veloso to admit her guilt...and then they would kill her to silence her...it seems they are offering her a poison chalice...ie apply for clemency...admit guilt when you are innocent and forfeit your life and we will be left squeaky clean

And it's happened

Democracy hijacked by criminals

Farce in Constitutional Court as Maluku Ruling Turns to Riot

The results of rampant corruption allowed to fester and thrive under 9 years of the Democratic party. A party who won the election on promises to fight corruption. 

The seriousness of this incident has wide ranging repercussions that virtually signal the death knell for the judiciary of this country and the credibility of the Administration.

Who won any of the elections from the presidential to the village chief? Nobody can be assured of anything now. The local courts, the high court, the supreme court and now the constitutional courts all in ruins and infested with corruption and total lack of any credibility. Any electoral dispute taken to the Constitutional court is now virtually void but there is nothing that can be done as there is no possibility for appeal or revocation of the rulings. So when Megawatti contested the results of the last election how do we know that she was not correct? 

Does anyone wonder why the citizens turn to Islam? It is the only societal option that offers any stability. This then plays into the hands of extremists and those that wish to institute Shariah Law. 

This is not an incident that can be swept under the carpet. The government will of course try, the Lame duck will include it in the last pages of his pathetic and egotistical memoirs and will continue to sing while the country burns. 

The tension is rising and the people are showing that respect for the law has hit it's lowest point. Is this what people fought for in 1998? Rampant corruption, incompetence in government, total lack of respect for the police/judiciary and overall a collapse of democracy.

This is what happens when democracy is highjacked by criminals.

The most tolerant country??

A brief timeline of attacks on Ahmadiyah in West Java and Banten
Oct. 25, 2002: The At-Taqwa and Al-Hidayah mosques in Kuningan, West Java, are destroyed by a mob.

2005: A mob attacks an Ahmadiyah village in Neglasari, Cianjur, West Java, damaging three mosques and several homes.

Aug. 19, 2005: The Istiqomah mosque in Sedasari village. Majalengka, West Java, is sealed by the local government following an edict from the from Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) banning the Ahmadiyah.

2008: The joint ministerial decree banning Ahmadiyah from spreading their beliefs is signed.

2008: The Al Furqon mosque and the Ahmadiyah Islamic school are set ablaze in Parakan Salak, Sukabumi, West Java.

July 27, 2010: The Kuningan Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) seal one mosque and several smaller houses of worship in an anti-Ahmadiyah crackdown.

Oct. 10, 2010: An Ahamdiyah mosque and boarding school are torched by local residents in Cisalada, Bogor, West Java.

December 2010: Members of a local Islamic boarding school rampage through an Ahmadiyah community, destroying a mosque in Warnasari village, Sukabumi.

Feb. 6, 2011: Three Ahamdiyah members were brutally killed in a mob attack in Cikeusik, Banten, by men shouting “God is great” and “Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill Ahmadiyah!” Video of the attack was posted to YouTube, sparking international condemnation and calls for harsh penalties for those involved.

April 2011: Government officials seal the Al-Mubarok mosque in Sindang Barang, Bogor.

July 2011: The Serang District Court sentences 12 people to six months in jail for igniting a conflict that resulted in someone’s death over their roles in the Cikeusik killings. The verdict was called a failure of Indonesia by Ahmadiyah members.

August 2011: Deden Sujana, an Ahmadiyah member from Cikeusik, is jailed for six months for refusing a police order to leave his home the mob killings.

Feb. 2012: Nurhidayah mosque, in Cipeuyeum village, Cianjur, West Java, is destroyed by local residents.

April 2012: Baitul Rahim mosque in Cipakat village, Tasikmalaya, is sealed by local residents.

April 2012: A mob ransack an Ahmadiyah mosque in Singaparna, West Java, hurling Molotov cocktails at the building.

March 2013: The Bekasi Satpol PP seals the Al-Misbah mosque in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, West Java, locking several Ahamdiyah members inside.

July 2013: An-Nasir mosque, in Neglasari, is shuttered by local ulema.

October 2013:  Hard-line Islamists shuttered an Ahmadiyah mosque after reportedly threatening to burn it down
 

July 2013: we will not tolerate... blah blah blah.
Time to prove you are not a liar Mr president

Social responsibility

Democracy is a shared responsibility and there cannot be any democracy without societal responsibility. Indonesia is still a long way from calling itself a democratic country or democratic society. Most people do not even understand what democracy means. Some cannot even tell the difference between democracy and anarchy.

In my humble opinion, intolerance (and violence associated therewith) will continue to plague Indonesia so long there is no clear separation between government and religion. Let's face it, Indonesia implements Pancasila as its state ideology and the constitution whereby both embraces freedom of religion. Yet there is a Ministry of Religion (which is an oxymoron). Granted inside the ministry 'some religions' are represented however, in reality it is a sham as it is hijacked by Islam. The government through the ministry of religion spends hard-earned tax money to print Qurans. I wonder if any funds are also available for printing the Bibles. Inter-faith marriages must go through the ministry of religion meaning the government through the Court of Religion (again a violation of Pancasila and the constitution) and the government has conveniently closes its eyes when tax-funded schools are forcing their students to wear Islamic garbs. Further, the ministry of education, another tax-funded institution, is promoting Islam in its curriculum (another violation of Pancasila and the constitution).

As to the implementation of Pancasila and the Constitution, most government officials under SBY are either ignorant or simply ignoring these basic tenets. The Aceh government is requiring its representatives to be able to read and recite Quranic verses (most of them failed anyway), decisions from the supreme courts are conveniently ignored as evidenced by the closure of some Christian churches although the ruling from the supreme court has been in favor of those churches. Local government officials apparently cajoled hard-liners to garner votes while ignoring the facts that their utmost duty is to uphold the laws and to defend the constitution. Then there is Council of Ulama (supposedly a nonb-profit, religion-based organization) that work together with the ministry of religion, ministry of health, etc. to sell 'halal stamps'. In reality, they are strong-arm eating and drinking establishments and F&B (Food and Beverage) companies to put the 'halal' logo on their products and thereby paying the MUI for such a stamp. Clearly, this is a business by hiding behind the ministries and the religion. Even if the 'halal' stamp is to be implemented based on free-will it is still a farce since the council has no laboratory to determine whether or not the products are actually halal. It is a complete sham and mafia-style pressure on the economy.

Should outsiders be involved? I wonder who would be considered outsiders? What about Indonesian Diaspora members? Would they be considered outsiders? What about former Indonesian citizens or even the citizens of Indonesia residing abroad who have better understanding of what democracy means. Would they also be considered outsiders? Robert Kennedy once asked his brother, John, prior to the latter running for president. "If not now, WHEN? If not you, WHO? It is obvious SBY has been silent and mute in regard to the religious intolerance (and violence) in Indonesia. Thus, ALL who cares about Indonesia and democracy in Indonesia must speak out. Otherwise, some day we will regret for not doing anything. Edmund Burke once said 'Evil can only triumph when good people see evil and decide to do nothing' while Pastor Niemoller once said 'we do not speak out when injustices fall on others ... and one day there is no one left to speak out for us). So, there is no outsider! No man is an island and borrowing the phrase from Hillary Clinton, we are all members of the Global Village. As such, we must care about each other, regardless of the geo-political designations, the skin colors, religions or other attributes. After all, free countries throughout the world, including Indonesia, are so inter-dependent and interwoven.

Back to the notion that Democracy is a shared responsibility, I aspire that members of the so-called Indonesia democracy, should join hands and reject anything deemed undemocratic. Sadly, only a few has done so. While many are expressing their criticism, only a few is willing to challenge the establishment. Democracy is not a top-down ideology and the strongest democracy is the one rooting deeply in the society. Yet, democracy has a price. Those aspiring democracy must be willing to pay that price. Martin Luther King, Jr. paid with his life. Mahatma Gandhi paid his due. Would the champions of democracy from Indonesia please step forward! All it takes is some people who truly care about democracy to do so and I am sure the (currently shy) support will come forward in droves. The time is now before Indonesia falls further into the dark ages and darkness. Regardless of what other countries think and say, democracy is a shared responsibility and the brunt is on the shoulders of the Indonesians who care.