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July 04, 2011

Bogor. Community leaders in West Bogor subdistrict warned on Sunday of anarchy if the GKI Yasmin congregation continued to hold weekly services outside of their sealed-off church.

“We are disturbed by the fact that they hold their services every week on the pavement, which is supposed to be a public facility,” said Hambali, a local neighborhood unit head who led scores of residents in a rally outside the church building.

He added the mainly Muslim residents did not mind the fact that they were holding church services, but insisted such activities must be held “in the appropriate place.”

“We’re not against them worshiping. We just don’t want them doing it on the sidewalk. There are other places they can go to, such as the empty lot around the corner or the Harmony function hall,” Hambali said, referring to a multipurpose building about half a kilometer farther down the street. “Just so long as they don’t disrupt public order.”

The congregation has been forced to hold services on the street since the Bogor administration has refused to open their building, in direct violation of a Supreme Court ruling.

Police deployed 200 crowd-control officers to the site on Sunday in anticipation of a possible outbreak of violence against the beleaguered congregation. The officers eventually managed to convince the residents to leave the churchgoers in peace for their services.

“At the end of the day, we want this long-running dispute to be resolved and for the law to be upheld. Above all, we are committed to ensuring security in the area,” said Adj. Sr. Comr. Hilman, the Bogor Police chief.

Hilman, however, declined to say if that included enforcing the Supreme Court ruling ordering the Bogor administration to allow the congregation back into their church.

The city administration had earlier issued a building permit for the GKI Yasmin church, but then revoked it over allegations that church elders had falsified the signatures required to obtain the permit.

In December, the country’s top court ruled in favor of the church, annulling the revocation and ordering the site in the Taman Yasmin residential complex to be reopened immediately. The city, however, has refused to comply, citing fears that it would spark social unrest, and has instead offered an alternative location.

Harianto, another local community leader, warned of “anarchy” by residents if the churchgoers continued holding services on the pavement.

“It’s going to have a negative impact on the community, because the sidewalks are a public facility where the ojek [motorcycle taxi] drivers park to wait for customers,” he said. “So don’t blame us if the people resort to anarchy because their sidewalks are being hogged.”

He added that if the congregation was still praying on the sidewalk next Sunday, residents would “take matters into our own hands.”

Bambang Gunawan, the city secretary, said the city administration would stick to its decision to relocate the church, including issuing a decree on the matter later this week.

“We insist that the church be relocated to a new site in South Bogor subdistrict,” he said.

Bona Sigalingging, a church spokesman, said the congregation was not happy about holding its services on the sidewalk.

“Of course we want to be able to worship in an appropriate place, which in this case is our church building,” he said. “So any protests that the locals have should be directed at the Bogor administration, which continues to refuse to abide by a legally binding Supreme Court ruling.”

He said that Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto was fully to blame for the protracted dispute.

“Directly or indirectly, he has flouted the four pillars of the state,” Bona said.

( x the JG)
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