The Indonesian Law and
Policy Study Center (PSHKI) saw that the controversy of Lady Gaga Concert vs
FBI (the Islamic Defenders Front) was a separated thing from Bill on Public
Organization. Because even without the controversial case of Lady Gaga, Law on
Public Organization 1995 was no answer to problems including individual
violence. The Bill on Public Organization now being discussed in Parliementy
signaled action and consistency and law enforcement. Violence was happening
openly everyday among the people. “Apart from the violence by individuals or
organizations, there is a problem in the capacity and ratio of law enforcers:
organizations. The number law enforcers personnel was not proportional against
240 million Indonesian people.
The Bill on Public Organization signaled an ideal number
of security personnel and population of a certain region the Director of
Monitoring, Advocation of PSKH Ronald Rofiandi told Business News (22/5).
Most of the public opinion today seemed to suggest that
the Bill on Ormas was meant to oppress act of violence committed by some public
organization (ormas). In fact action on ormas which committed violence had
nothing to do with the existing Law on Ormas or proposed Bill on Ormas being
discussed in House today. They were totally different things. “If the capacity
of law enforcers today were ideal, violence by groups or individuals could be
minimized.
Discussion of Bill on Public Organization would
automatically cancel law of 1985. PSHJK also saw that the 1985 Law was not
revised because there were many substantial points which needed to be
cancelled. Public organization were hunted by the previous regieme to be
controlled and to repress the liberty to organize. Public organizations had
strong political ambience rather than legal arguments. Besides, the Bill on
Ormas tend to lead to second to registration which was unnecessary and more
inclined to longer bureaucracy and tend to be repressive. Hence the very
existence of Ormas law would make legal stipulations in Indonesia more
complicated and served as no solution to existing problems. “Regulations on
ormas of social organization should be focused more on clubs or foundations. A
change as such had proper underlying legal strength” Ronald was quoted as
saying.
The internal agenda of Bill on Ormas this week was
supposedly a decisive forum for House. BPSK was expecting change of Ormas Bill
would be realized soon. The substitute was the Law of clubs which was being
prepared by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and must not have to wait too
long. “So the Lady Gaga controversion and FBI threat shall have no connection
with the Ormas Bill. The threat of violence itself would be in the domain of Criminal
Law. Whoever participated, or provokes others to acts of violence would be in
the domain of Criminal Law. But the Ormas Bill is purely for law enforcement in
Indonesia.” Ronald remarked.
In various consultative session on Bill on Ormas held in
Medan, Yogyakarta and Makassar last March, the special Committee on Ormas Bill
had not found any sound concept in regard to the urgency and definition of
Ormas The understanding and scope of Ormas tend to generalize type and criteria
starting from organization of profession to community of hibby and interest,
foundation, clubs, and mass-based organization. “Violence is hard to eliminate,
but it can be minimized. One of the possible measures is preventive measures
through increased capacity of law enforcers. Such is already accommodated in
the Bill of Ormas”. Ronald said.
In a separate location, the association of Pasar Baru
traders in Central Jakarta said that the presence of ormas was always related
to crowds. The limited personnel of security forces was commonplace and
naturally benefited by Ormas. The Pasar Baru shopping center had always been
benefited by non-religious ormas like FBI. “In the era of President Megawati,
there were many command centers of PDI-P voliunteers. They did not start riots,
but regulated parking instead. Many jobless people found a job from car parking
around Pasar Baru market” Irwan of Irwan Collection Chairman of Traders
Association of Pasar Atom Metro in Pasar Baru told Business News sometime ago.
Nevertheless some police individuals of polsek (sectoral
police) level often asked for their share from some traders “In principle if
trade activities of traders were not disturbed by acts of crime, traders had no
objections to paying, so we practically never had any problem with ormas such
as PDI-P volunteers and the like”.
Business - News, May 25, 2012
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