ANTARA, Jan 04 2006 01:08
Muhammadiyah Suggests Govt to Change Strategy in Dealing
With Palu Bomb Blast
[TEXT: "If we are aiming at a certain group, we may miss the real perpetrator or the
mastermind. Therefore the government should not believe in a certain scenario, but try
to make an all out approach," he cited.]
Surabaya (ANTARA News)- General Chairman of the Muhammadiyah, the second
largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, Prof Dr HM Din Syamsuddin has suggested
the government to change its strategy and approach in responding to bombing cases
like the blast in a pork market in Palu which killed seven people and injured 54 others.
"Please don`t follow a partial strategy and approach by accusing a certain group as
the perpetrators, but try a comprehensive approach that includes considering the
possibility that global force had entered Indonesia," he said here on Tuesday.
After handing over an aid package for the Jember flash flood victims at the office of the
East Java Muhammadiyah office here, he said a global force may be wishing to
undermine Indonesia.
"They may make Indonesia their target, because it (Indonesia) is a predominantly
moslem country. This allegation is supported by the fact that a great number of
foreign intelligence personnel are roaming in Indonesia," he said.
According to Din Syamsuddin, such more comprehensive approach did not include
directly accusing the terrorist network of Al-Qaeda.
"If we are aiming at a certain group, we may miss the real perpetrator or the
mastermind. Therefore the government should not believe in a certain scenario, but try
to make an all out approach," he cited.
An all out approach could be started from an intelligence operation, an effort to
address foreign intelligence agents roaming here and anticipating the core of the
problem seen from the aspect of social and economic gap.
"So, the religious aspect of every conflict in the country is easily settled, because
those involved in the conflict are brothers and attended the same school, but the
solution to a social and economic gap should be prioritized, he said.
"In addition, the government should not only help build the damaged houses of prayer,
including 21 churches and 19 mosques in Poso. While 21 churches had been rebuilt,
only one of the 19 mosques has been rehabilitated by the government," he said.
"Any religion will never justify violence. Hence the recent bombing incident in Palu is a
crime committed by a group of people who apparently do not believe in God," he said.
Therefore, he added, the criminal act in Palu could be declared part of scenario to
preserve the conflict in Poso, 200 km from Palu with the aim to create instability
through polarization of religious adherents in Indonesia.(*)
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