Indonesian Muslims, victims and suspects

By: Yoedi Karyono

Bloody clashes between Muslims Huriah Kristen Batak Protestant (HKBP) with the Muslims eventually erupt and become large, and it is thanks to the electronic mass media, both print and on line the enlarged exaggerated. According to nearly all the mass media, the incident was the assault with sharp weapons by the Islamic Ummah to one pastor HKBP and resulted in serious injuries and almost on the liver. In addition, an assistant pastor suffered a bruise above his left eye. According to the version they were attacked in the mass media as they walked toward the place of worship.

Coverage is not balanced and blaming Muslims into their menu every day. Though based on the investigation of the incident on 12 September 2010 is the clash between the People HKBP with Muslims. Those who suffered wounds in the HKBP preached with such a large portion, while in the Islamic Ummah is experiencing leaky head and other injuries was never reported.

In addition, two days later police made arrests of 10 people suspected of Muslims commit acts of violence resulting in bloody wounds. Meanwhile, from HKBP until now no one is sure which is used as a suspect, let alone who was arrested for cases of violence.

According to the Secretary of The Bekasi Muslim Congress Sali Mangara Sitompul, clashes between them occur at the time they passed each other, after the race convoy HKBP doing exactly provocation as far as three miles from home is sealed because the government misused to a place of worship to a vacant lot in Ciketing Asem.

People HKBP''deliberately provoked to attack the Muslim population, by singing and even mocked, and eventually the clash, the result is 10 people of Islam and they suffered further wounds were arrested, while the party has not to date HKBP Nobody was arrested,''said Sali.

They, the People HKBP conducting convoy of around 300 people and is said to attack as many as 10 people,''Great correct them. Do they dare to attack hundreds of people Rambo. Ten people including Ustad Murhali Bardah accidental crossing, after following activities elsewhere, and eventually the clash.''

Sali said, they deliberately look for things and they are neatly arranged to occur lliputan broad mass media, in case of clashes. They had been warned in advance that the house be a place of worship is against the rules of government as outlined in the Joint Decree Two Ministers (Ministers of Religion and Minister of Interior), among others, if the established place of worship at least 90 people and there are 60 approval signatures from local residents.

Indeed there was a signature, but after dicross check with residents who provide a signature, that signature was a fake. They then forced to worship in a vacant lot located about three miles from the place of beginning. In this place that the majority Muslim population reject their existence. Why, because this is not an empty land to build places of worship, although the land belonged to one of his congregation HKBP. Land that was in the midst of the Islamic community is already many times used as a place of worship, and also repeatedly rejected by local residents.

To prevent clashes between local residents, since six months ago at HKBP pilgrims who come from outside the area of worship, they were guarded by police who numbered around 800 personnel, while pilgrims HKBP only about 40 people, and they worshiped in the vacant lot and heat. They include an exclusive group, congregation and they are the Batak Protestant, and no other ethnicities who worship with them.

However, they still forced myself to worship in that place, and they make a show of force, when they feel less comfortable engaging in worship in the clearing, they do worship in front of Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, and certainly they maneuver to get media coverage in and abroad. They achieve targets that they've got difficulties in conducting worship, and they get trouble from the Muslims.

With this development and to prevent clashes between HKBP congregations who worship in the clearing Ciketing Asem, Bekasi Local Government has provided an alternative place of worship in the Department of Social Bekasi, or if you want in an empty lot at the Foundation has dsediakan Strada or land in PN Timah. But the alternative to this government they do not accept, and HKBP still forced to worship in Vacant Land Ciketing Asem in the middle of the majority Muslim population centers.

Muslims who feel disturbed over the existence and worship, they began to react, and many, many times they are involved in tension, but the police can prevent. HKBP it has filed for permission to build places of worship since almost 20 years ago, in that place. But their chosen place is not possible to establish places of worship of other people, it is very prone to clashes.

Muslims''have never banned them worship according to his religious beliefs. But if their places of worship which would then cause problems, yes they should think again. But from the existing development they are deliberately looking for trouble and deliberately provoke violence. Furthermore, with the mastery of their media blaming Muslims,''said Sali.

So far, Islam has always considered intolerran, no freedom of worship there is no religious freedom whereas the problem was not that, the problem is the construction of houses of worship of course this is two different things. Where where even in the center of the world beradaban New York, Paris, Switzerland, London, Sidney and others the establishment of houses of worship is a problem that there is no end, of course if in western countries at the center of world civilization Muslims are having difficulty, the Islamic Ummah be inhibited by reason of minority heritage, such as in Sydney, Switzerland, London and Paris discrimination in other countries.

But if traced further, then the grounds of religious differences which became the base of the problem in the fact that the problem pembagunan house of worship is the most important problem of all beradaban how the state and the government has clear rules, what happens in Ciketing Asem Bekasi West Java reflect the non-fulfillment of the rule of law it.

If we look at the reality of religious life in Indonesia, we can say Indonesia is a tolerant country in the world, although the majority population is Muslim, not a national holiday on Friday but Sunday. Of course the benefit is due on the day Christians that they can carry out his worship with khusu ', as well as the number of churches in Indonesia can be found very much and is in the heart of the city. Very rarely do we hear and see the church congregation that holds trouble.

Compare with Muslims that every Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, to pray on the field every Friday prayers even forced to pray in the street, because the room could no longer accommodate the mosque. The same thing happened in the land of the Muslims of Western countries, but would later accuse Muslims there is no freedom of religion and worship, whether Muslims accused then there is no tolerance.

None''is that even law-abiding Muslims do not practice their religion in a location that is not allowed. Whereas in the case Ciketing, government and local Muslims have to give tolerance to them for 19 years allowed them to worship in a place of worship is not intended,''he said.

However, when the congregation they are more and more and the car park disturb the environment, they are asked to worship in the proper place, and at this point they then want to build houses of worship, but knock the rules, and even then force yourself to worship in places that are not permitted, although the government has provided an alternative place a more decent and comfortable, but they insisted to refuse it.

Action walk in groups from the old place to the desired place in a hot atmosphere certainly is not elegant and provocative, penusukkan action that occurs in processes such eskalatif of course we can never justify criminal acts and even cursed him. The incident became a painful necessity of all parties, and it made the average person.

''Although already created one opinion that the culprit was a radical organization. The incident happened at Ciketing not going to happen if there is no inferiority government. The government strictly forbids worship activities at places that do not have permission, let alone it was very eskalatif,''he said.

The attitude of inferiority it actually has become a disease caused by the oppressed many centuries since the colonial period, because when the Muslims became victims of massacres in Ambon and Poso in Borneo was never called as a barbaric act in the name of religion, when clearly the victims only those who are Muslims, this the called on the Indonesian people that the tyranny of the minority had occurred.

Meanwhile, Gumar Gultom Secretary General of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) and also Thanksgiving Nababan member House of Representatives (DPR), which comes from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI P) remained firm for regulation along with two ministers of the religious building is revoked. Rule''was not relevant and this minority of our burdensome to establish places of worship, because it rules shall be revoked and replaced by the more reasonable.''

This intention, of course, be rebutted by very hard by the former board chairman of Nahdatul Ulama KH Hasyim Muzadi,''There is already a rule only the noise and the problem still occurs, moreover there are no rules. What would a bigger mess? It's just obey the rules and become good citizens.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Board of Nahdatul Ulama KH Said Agyl Siradj reacting to events September 12, even scholars who are known as Gus Dur's favorite son willing to guard, waiting for and protect the People of HKBP who practice their religion in a way to mobilize Ansor Barisan Serba Guna (Banser). ''I'll tell Banser to keep our brothers HKBP Ummah, if indeed the police are not able to keep them.''

Of course attitudes Agyl Said to be a strange thing, he who had been considered a man of peace and anti-hooliganism, while highly provocative statement as appropriate thugs, and ready to clash with other Muslims. ''Mr. Kiai should remind his brother that HKBP that attitude is wrong HKBP, force yourself worship, build places of worship in a place that's not intended to places of worship,''said Sali.

Secretary General of the Department of Religion, Bahrul Hayat said the number of churches across Indonesia there are 48 thousand more, while the number of mosques as many as 700 hundred thousand more. ''But the development of the construction of churches in Indonesia by 150 percent, while the development of the mosque by 63 percent.

The attitude of members of Parliament from the PDI P who always support HKBP, whatever they do is purely for political purposes, the People HKBP are pockets at the general election vote for the PDI P. Not only Gratitude Nababan, there is also Budiman Sudjatmiko and will follow a few more that will be involved in this issue. However, it's odd that this story down until none of House members who had been claimed as the party of Islam, or Islamic-based party to defend Muslims who are troubled over the case. They fear or pretending pretending to be wise?

Asem Ciketing cases only a small case, but the Christians have a larger hidden agenda again, including revocation of regulation along with two ministers of the religious building, the dissolution of the organization that is considered radical actions that had been considered adversely Christian movement, and they do intensive cooperation with liberal groups, those who feel aggrieved by this during the existence of Islamic Ummah to practice the religion in accordance with the Qur'an and hadith, such as Ahmadia and that is still a lot of strange flow within Islam itself, and they themselves are in the wind. Why, many Islamic leaders who indirectly support those maneuvers with the statement that benefits them.

In addition, cases that could diplotisir and become the world's news means they will get additional funds struggle, and gather support from all over Indonesia and even from around the world. And for Ciketing case they are very successful. The proof is all officials in this country react and especially the reaction of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Victims fact only two people and not die, they are not forbidden to worship. But the construction of places of worship where they are in trouble and they impose themselves. (www.rainbowdiplomacy.com/photo:Dana Anwari)