Eviction of the Sampang Shiites is one of numerous cases of religious intolerance which have tarnished the reputation of Yudhoyono’s administration.
Source/Credit: The Jakarta Post
By Bagus BT Saragih | July 02 2013
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has formed a team to help members of the Sampang Shia community, violently evicted from their homes.
Presidential advisor on human rights Albert Hasibuan delivered the promise when he met members of the community, who rode bicycles all the way from Surabaya, East Java to Jakarta, as a protest against the eviction.
The protesters had expected to meet the President himself.
The Shiites insist that they be allowed to return home instead of being relocated to Sidoarjo, East Java.
“The President has formed a team led by the Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister [Djoko Suyanto] to settle this issue,” Albert said after the meeting, but gave no guarantee of help for the Shia community.
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