HUMAN RIGHT AND MUNIR

Human right, Munir and Armed forces

In the recent days, we always get lot of publication from both electronic and mass media the story about Munir assassination. The newest is condemnation from Supreme Court to pollicarpus, Garuda pilot when Munir dead. He alleged for many reasons and got twenty year prison custody from the court. There are so many attentions in this case because Munir was human right activist who had given many critics to Indonesian Armed forces. Many people look there are correlation between armed forces interest and this case. In this essay that posted in my personal web, I want to share my pure opinion to the reader.

If we are talking about human right in Indonesia, there are so many untracked conditions. As the effect of misunderstanding about democrat ion, Indonesians think that they are able to do everything freely without limit. As the effect, there are so many chaoses in many places. Demonstrations happen everywhere uncontrolled. Lot of victims fall without benefit. Not only civilians, but also police and military member killed in demonstrations. People become wild like animal and destroy everything. Maybe it is true when we conclude that Indonesia unready yet to be democracy country. Indonesians still do not understand that democracy is not mean free to do everything without responsibility to appreciate right of others. Law must be the supreme decision maker in every condition. When law is crossed, suppression and strict action by government is irrevocable. What is correlation between this story and the title above? Next paragraph will answer this question.

Before 98 reformations, government was handled by Suharto and his crony suppressed all Indonesian with military power, but it proven effective method to stabilize Indonesia entirely. No one is able to deny this fact, although activist. We can compare condition now to condition before 98. If we ask to ordinary citizen, I guarantee you that the answer is condition before 98 was better than now. What is the next correlation?

Munir was one who criticized Indonesian armed forces very hardly and impolitely. He thought that Indonesian Armed forces did not have any merit to our country. He used mass media to make fall the name of Indonesian Armed forces. It was character assassination of one organization. He never thought about the merit of Indonesian soldier who death in the war when Indonesia was struggling to get liberty.

About human right, is there any human right for soldier who conduct their duty in the conflict area, because Indonesian problems are different from US condition. Indonesian soldier war again their nation mate. They do not war again enemy. So, we have to think over about soldier human right as well, besides citizens human right.

The conclusion is not concluding anything. I just guide you to some acknowledgment. Who is the real hero? Is there any hidden motivation or man behind scene in this case? Has Indonesian armed forces reform themselves and stop illegal duty? What is more important between country requirement and human right? Has Indonesians been understand and ready to be democracy country? Must we just see and observe many happening in our environment that very crowded and disorder?