Fikri Mukti - Newscasting

Round I - Race Intolerance in Modern Day Society

Good morning Indonesia and our faithful viewers! Please come back to me, Fikri Mukti, to share the actual
and sharp news on the JNN Program. Thank you for tuning in. Today we will discuss the current crisis of racial
intolerance in modern day Indonesia.

Cases of general intolerance continue to increase in the last ten years. The role and determination and
courage of the community are needed to be involved to combat the intolerant attitudes and to counter the threat
of radicalism. Radicalism is believed to be the culmination of intolerance based on the institute’s equivalent
survey. In the last 10 years, there has been an increase in 155 intolerant attitudes among the public. The majority of
intolerant attitudes due to omission by state administrators. The government which should be firm in their values,
still often compromise with intolerance towards groups.

In addition to infiltrating the community, these attitudes also infiltrate students, as it is a very special
concern for the government. The Minister of Coordination of and Human and Cultural Development or
coordinating Minister for PMK Puan Maharani will improve the lesson of pancasila in all schools. According to her
(the Coordinating Minister for PMK) “currently understanding intolerance has penetrated all levels of society and
even students, for that the government will increase the pancasila education starting from the flag ceremony, the
pancasila lesson and the character at the school will also be taught in each pesantren,” she said.

Sadly, cases of intolerance from day to day have increased. Equivalent institute noted that violations or
violence of freedom of religion and belief in Indonesia in 2018 rose compared to last year. These violations of
religious freedom are intrinsically tied to larger issues of racial intolerance, specifically in regards to the Chinese
Catholic minority of Indonesia which has historically been marginalized by the larger Indonesian society. SETARA
notes that until June 2018 there were 109 intolerances in religious freedom and belief. In connection with this, the
rights of religious freedom of Chinese Catholic residents of Yogyakarta were recently attacked at the Church of St.
Lidwina.

Here are the details. Horrible attacks on religious activities occurred several months ago on innocent
victims. At approximately 08:00 am, A sharp-armed man committed indiscriminate terror in the church of St
Lidwina Bedog, Sleman, Yogyakarta on Sunday, February 11, 2018. The terrorist incident happened when the
congregation in the church was attending a morning mass service.

According to eyewitnesses accounts, "Mass began at 7:50 a.m and had lapsed approximately 10 minutes.
Suddenly, there was a loud shout from outside. This followed by one man with a bleeding head wound entering
directly into the priest's room. After that, suddenly a man with a black shirt came into the church, who went
berserk with the sword in his hand. The majority of the sword-armed attack took place at the beginning of the
morning mass. The people focused on praying, and the priest was at the altar. Budijono and Martinus Parmadi
Subiantara, as well as other priests who were leading the mass at the time of the attack were also injured. They
were struck by the perpetrators' swords. Approximately fifteen minutes later, the perpetrators were still inside
the church and the local residents had gathered outside the church. The police arrived on the scene and fired three
distinct shots as a warning, but the perpetrators instead attacked the police officer. Finally, the police shot the
perpetrator's leg. The police on the scene claim the perpetrators were forced to be shot because they refused to
surrender.

Although the perpetrators were shot dead, they still tried to attack the police officers. As a result, Aiptu
Munir Gamping Policy Personnel became a victim after failing to negotiate with the perpetrator. His hand was
severely injured, so he was forced to fire at the abdomen of the perpetrator. Once the perpetrators were
successfully paralyzed, they were immediately taken to the hospital to receive intensive care. The perpetrators
were treated at the GM University academic hospital, not long after the perpetrators were then taken to the RR
hospital. The police confiscated evidence in the form of sharp weapons and diplomas allegedly belonging to the
perpetrators. Until now, the police do not know the motive for the attack that was carried out by the perpetrators.
The police intend to examine the psychiatrist report.

Information related to the identity of the perpetrator is known at this time. The perpetrator holds the
initials S and is of 23 years old and comes from Banyuwangi, East Java. The perpetrator is currently enrolled as a
student at a faculty in Palu. It is still unknown at this time whether the assailant acted as a lone wolf or is linked to
an organized terror group from Solo, Central Java.

In the aftermath of this heinous attack on religious tolerance, President Jokowi has publicly spoke out
against the increase in cases of intolerance across the archipelago, namely racial and religious intolerance. He has
publicly criticized those people with evil intentions. President Jokowi recently remarked, “There is no one who
does or spreads acts of intolerance in Indonesia because the constitution guarantees freedom of religion and
everyone must respect this,” The President also added that currently the Indonesian National Police is still
investigating the motives of terror that took place in the church of St. Lidwina and whether it is pure attack or
politically charged ...

That is the news today. Until next time and don’t forget to tune into the next interesting news with me,
Fikri Mukti. Saying goodbye…
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Blizzard: A very heavy snow storm. (noun)
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Weather: The conditions within the air. (noun)
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Wind: A movement of the air. (noun)
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