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Weekly Update Human Rights in Indonesia – 03-02-2014 Elections Weekly Update Human Rights in Indonesia – 03-02-2014 Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party chief patron Elections 2014 Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto. A public opinion survey by the Indonesian Survey Minister steps down to focus on Circle (LSI) has found that if a presidential election presidential campaign were to take place today, Jokowi would receive between 22.3 and 35.6 percent of the vote, against Kompas, 01-02-2014 Prabowo who would garner between 12.6 and 19.7 percent. Gita Wirjawan has stepped down as minister for Commerce by 1 February 2014. He has decided The survey estimated the largest amount of votes that he will try to win the nomination as garnered by both Jokowi and Prabowo could only presidential candidate for the Partai Demokrat. “I materialize if undecided voters — who made up 30 want to prevent getting into a conflict of interest percent of the electorate — made up their minds. with my daily work in the government,” he said in a press conference that lasted only five minutes LSI senior researcher Adjie Alfaraby said the and had no opportunity for questions from success of Jokowi would rub off on his political journalists. The same step has been taken by party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle others who want to get nominated: Anies (PDI-P), in the legislative election. Baswedan who has take leave as Rector of the “If Jokowi is nominated by the PDI-P, his position at Universitas Paramadina and Dino Patti Djalal who the top will be secured, leaving the fight for second stepped down as ambassador in the US. place between Prabowo and [Golkar Party For the other six parrticipants in the competition chairman] Aburizal Bakrie,” Adjie said. for the nomination by the Partai Demokrat, this Aburizal is predicted to garner between 13.2 and need to step down seemingly was not felt. They 20.1 percent of the vote according to the LSI, are the minister for State Enterprsise, Dahlan which conducted the survey between Jan. 6 and Iskan; the President of the Parliament DPR, 16, involving 1,200 respondents from the country’s Marzuki Alie, the President of the Regional 34 provinces. Respondents in the survey were Representatives Council, DPRD, Irman Gusman; the engaged in in-depth interviews. governor of North Sulawesi Sinyo Harry Sarundajang; a member of the National Audit The new survey also predicted a gloomy future for Committee (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan), Ali the ruling Democratic Party (PD), which is expected Masykur Musa; and member of parliament to gain less than 5 percent of the national vote in Hayono Isman. Two more competitors for the the 2014 legislative election. Partai Demokrat have both been chief staff of the army, Endriartono Sutarto and Pramono Edhie The LSI survey has found that the PD would only Wibowo who are both already pensioned. receive 4.7 percent of the vote if an election were to take place today, a drop from the 20.5 percent Jokowi outshines Prabowo the party garnered in the 2009 legislative election. The Jakarta Post, February 03 2014 “It will be difficult for the PD to rebound given that the election is only three months away,” Adjie said A new survey has found that Jakarta Governor Joko over the weekend. “Jokowi” Widodo is twice as popular as Great This Amnesty International Netherlands clipping service is made for Amnesty members and others interested in the human rights developments in Indonesia – for information only – not to be quoted as Amnesty information – for more information or to be included in or deleted from the mailinglist, write to [email protected]. For back issues view http://www.marthameijer.org/page36.php 1 Weekly Update Human Rights in Indonesia – 03-02-2014 The LSI said a major setback for the PD was the Last year, the National Survey Institute (LSN) found prosecution of a number of former party only 5.9 percent of voters would vote for the party executives in graft cases. from a previous level of 10.5 percent. The pollster also found that in addition to the Last year, the Corruption Eradication Commission party’s poor electability, individuals competing in (KPK) named then-PD chairman Anas Urbaningrum the PD presidential convention had failed in their a graft suspect for allegedly accepting a bribe in attempts to improve the party’s image. The relation to the construction of the Hambalang participants were barely recognized by sports complex. respondents interviewed in the LSI survey. The KPK has also named senior PD politician and According to the study, if an election were to take former youth and sports minister Andi place today, none of the 11 participants in the PD Mallarangeng a suspect in the Hambalang graft presidential primary would secure more than 3 case, which had a budget that ballooned from Rp percent of the vote. 300 million (US$24,563) under the previous minister to Rp 2.5 trillion under Andi. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan, for example, would garner only 2.5 percent of the vote, while former Army chief Gen. (ret) Pramono Freedom of Religion Edhie Wibowo would get 2.1 percent. Atheist Alexander Aan gets out of House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie, meanwhile, would receive 2 percent of the vote. prison The Jakarta Post, 31-01-2014, 12:59 PM Other participants in the convention would secure less than 2 percent of the vote. Alexander Aan, who was sentenced to two-and-a- half years in prison on June 15, 2012 under the “This is significant when considering the large Blasphemy Law for publicly declaring himself an number of votes garnered by Yudhoyono in the atheist on Facebook, was released from prison on 2004 and 2009 presidential elections. He secured Jan. 27. more than 60 percent of the vote,” said the LSI’s Adjie. Aan, a 30-year-old former civil servant, posted statements and pictures on the social networking With the PD seemingly out of the running, the LSI site stating that he was a member of the Minang predicted only Golkar and the PDI-P could seriously atheist Facebook group, which some considered entertain finishing first in the 2014 legislative insulting to Islam and Prophet Muhammad. election. On Jan. 20, 2012, Aan was charged under Article The LSI predicted the PDI-P would secure 18.3 28(2) of the Electronic Information and Transaction percent against Golkar’s 18.2 percent, and found Law for disseminating information aimed at that if an election were to take place today, the PD inciting religious hostility and Criminal Code would lag behind Prabowo’s Gerindra, which was articles 156a(a) and 156a(b) for blasphemy and for expected to garner 8.7 percent of the vote. encouraging others to embrace atheism. Various pollsters have cited a string of corruption Besides being sentenced to prison, Aan was also cases behind the PD’s slump. fined Rp 100 million rupiah (US$8,190). This Amnesty International Netherlands clipping service is made for Amnesty members and others interested in the human rights developments in Indonesia – for information only – not to be quoted as Amnesty information – for more information or to be included in or deleted from the mailinglist, write to [email protected]. For back issues view http://www.marthameijer.org/page36.php 2 Weekly Update Human Rights in Indonesia – 03-02-2014 Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), an NGO been gutted by fire but there had been no focusing on religious freedom, said in a press fatalities. statement that it had visited Aan in prison twice while investigating violations of freedom of religion In Semarang, people had been gathering at Tay Kak or belief and threats to religious harmony in Sie Temple in Gang Lombok to pray since Thursday Indonesia. The CSW had advocated for Aan’s night. The number of people at the temple had release. decreased from recent years as many had chosen to attend temples nearer to home. Benedict Rogers of the CSW said Aan’s release was a huge relief and he urged the government to In Batam, Duta Maitreya Temple, deemed one of seriously consider reviewing the Blasphemy Law the biggest in Southeast Asia, provided free meals and other pieces of legislation that violated for 35,000 people. Alvin Oktavianus Yolanda from freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief. the temple said the temple did this each year. “We hope that Indonesia will protect, promote and Riau Islands Deputy Governor Soeryo Respationo, expand the principles of religious pluralism set out who attended Chinese New Year celebrations at in Pancasila so that they apply equally to all the temple, said the celebration was a good Indonesians, and ensure that no one is unjustly example of tolerance and pluralism. imprisoned for their beliefs in the future.” [Last year’s comment from the Jakarta Post, 07-02- 2013: Chinese New Year Ethnic Chinese figures in Pontianak, West On the occasion of Chinese New year (Imlek 2565) Kalimantan, say the Chinese New Year Kompas was closed on 31 January. The 30 January celebrations, widely known as Imlek, have nothing copy included many advertisements by which big to do with religion as the festivities welcome spring companies wish their clientele a happy new year. and mark a new year in the lunar calendar. The Jakarta Post (31-01-20143) reports: “All Chinese people from different religions Imlek’ celebrations run smooth in background and all walks of life celebrate Imlek,” the Chinese Culture Agency ‘s expert board chief Medan, Semarang and Batam Andreas Acui Simanjaya told The Jakarta Post on Chinese-Indonesian in Medan, Semarang and Thursday. Batam have been able to ring in the new lunar year He said just like many other New Year without any major incidents.
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