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No days without demonstration

More recently, a number of demonstrations held by various circles: students, activists and communities have taken place in many cities throughout Indonesia. In Jakarta, for instance, almost everyday, the demonstrations are staged before the State Palace and the building of the House of the Representatives -DPR in Senayan. The demonstration is aimed at criticizing the present government led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vise President Boediono. Within their 100-day programs, the performance of the government is considered less satisfying or they have not shown a significant breakthrough in the corruption prevention. They must take innovative measures to prevent the public officials in the government agencies either department or Stated-owned enterprises from corruption practices.

On the one hand, the demonstration shows the escalation of democracy in Indonesia which is more heating. This means that the demonstration is part of the freedom expression to remind not only President and Vise President, but also the Ministers, including DPR's members as the consequences of public positions. They should accept constructive criticism from various circles.

On the other hand, the freedom of demonstration, to some extent, is not reasonable anymore. There are some people that have burnt the photo of the president and damaged the public facilities. The police personnel in the spot must act strictly against those who violate and immediately process them according to the existing laws regardless status, ethnicity, and religion.

In the democratic life, the demonstration is allowed as long as it is on the right track, not to insult the president. In the euphoria era of democracy in Indonesia, all the components of the nation: youths, students, activists, labors and public figures who will stage a demonstration should be aware of the public orders, so not to disrupt the flow of the public interests. Certainly, people who are doing their daily activities want their activities to take place smoothly without disturbing the traffic. Based on the peaceful situation, people’s economic activities can run properly and the demonstrators could also channel their aspiration through safe and orderly demonstration. In short, ‘no days without demonstration’ is okay as long as it is safe for many other people. (Rhm/Jhn/RRI/VOI)
 

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