Jakarta, Indonesia : Pastor Shepard Supit, a leader of Hagai (People Church of Indonesia Association) made a statement in Jakarta (earlier of March 2011).
The statement were as follows : the gov failed to arrange the country, breaching the constitution of 1945 and Pancasila (The Five Princilpe of Indonesia), leave the regulation of Perber (Joint Regulation of Minister of Religious and Minister of Interior) number 8 and 9, 2006.
Perber says that somebody or foundation or church who would like to build the new church, shall get signing of agreement from the people who lives around the church at the total of 60 people. This regulation also say that the church shall have 90 members who lives around the church. The others the statement says that the gov officer shall not make a discrimination in maintain the law.
The above statement was made by Hagai, as a response to the riot happened at Temanggung, Central of Java . The anggry mobs attacked one Roman Catholic (Santo Petrus Paulus) onSudirman Street and and one “Shekinah” primary school of Bethel Indonesia Church on Soepeno Street, burning 5 motor cycles inside the school.
The chaos happened upon the court sentenced 5 years in prison for Mr. Agustinus. He was charged with an insulting of Islam religion. The mobs did not satisfy with the decision of the judge. The other side, the case of violence on behalf of a certain religion are increased from day to day in Indonesia.
“The final solution for this situation is referendum,” said Pastor Supit. The regulation of Perber could cause a disunity in Indonesia and break the human rights, according him.
