REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chairman of Alumni 212 presidium, Slamet Maarif, said demonstrators are optimistic that the Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 2/2017 on Mass Organizations (Ormas) will not be ratified today. He believed, the House of Representatives members will reject the Perppu.
"We surely will fight for our aspiration," he said in front of House of Representatives (DPR) / People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building, Tuesday (October 24).
Acorrding to Slamet, Alumni 212 presidium will continue their struggle to the Constitutional Court (MK) if the House pass Perppu Ormas.
"We will guard, supervise the process in Constitutional Court," he said.
He also declared open warfare with the parties that support Perppu Ormas.
"We Muslims, especially Alumni 212, will not vote for your party. You have created an open war with us on this matter," he said during speech in front of the mass of 2410 rally.
2410 rally to express their objection to the legalization of the Lieu of Law No. 2/2017 on Mass Organizations" href="http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en/national-politics/17/10/23/oya32t414-alumni-212-will-stage-demonstration-against-perppu-ormas" target="_blank">Thousand of people joined the 2410 rally to express their objection to the legalization of the Lieu of Law No. 2/2017 on Mass Organizations. They gathered since 10.00 Indonesian Western Standard Time.
Perppu 2/2017 on Mass Organizations allows the government to disband an organization without due process.
A mass organization in Indonesia is required to adopt the four pillars of the nation: Pancasila, Unitary State of Republic of Indonesia, the 1945 Constitution, and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika or unity in diversity.
The issuance of the Perppu has drawn strong reactions from several politicians and law experts saying President Jokowi "has taken a fatal step leading the country into a dark era."
Until now, Perppu 2/2017 on Mass Organizations still become a controversial issue and triggered condemnation from the public and rights group, as they are worried it could threaten the freedom of association and expression.
By using the Perppu, government has disband Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) as the organization promotes the Islamic caliphate which is considered to contravene to Pancasila.
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