Thursday, 1 August 2013
Indonesia: Political parties have roles in discrimination
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“Some of our members in different regions have admitted that they were forced to support policies deemed discriminatory to get support."
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: The Jakarta Post
By Margareth S. Aritonang | July 31 2013
In spite of their stance on pluralism, major political parties in the House of Representatives have condoned, if not outrightly supported, discrimination against religious minorities.
Except for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), political parties continue to seemingly support Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto’s decision to revoke Indonesian Christian Church (GKI Yasmin)’s building permit despite throwing their weight behind the beleaguered church congregation in public statements.
Only the PDI-P officially withdrew its support for Diani following the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2010 that annulled the mayor’s ruling.
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