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e. West Nusa Tenggara: he Long-Drawn Omission
West Nusa Tenggara NTB is a part of Indonesian diversity relection as well. he problem of diversity in NTB cannot be
considered trivial, because the diference oten become the most divisive issue potent. In anomalous situation such as conlict
and other social vurnerability, the minority become the victims. he right of citizens from minority group oten achieving
discrimination in service. Besides that, the conlict otenly appears. he conlict that happened in West Nusa Tenggara could be
mapped in accordance to the reason of why it happens. In Bima, the conlict is otenly in horizontal among society that caused by
the opinion diferences among the residents. he case in Lombok and Sumbawa almost similar, that is caused by SARA matter
pertaining to ethnic, religious, and racial relations issues and dissatisfaction of government services.
Next, the characteristics of society in West Nusa Tenggara who easy to be afected without analyzing before, could be the main
trigger of chaos. Besides it, the signiicant social status inluences are also important, so potency of chaos and ighting occurrence.
he SARA issue oten played by political elites because of interest. Although, one of the impacts is otenly triggering conlict. By
observing the society in West Nusa Tenggara, especially Lombok which called as “a Land with housand Mosques”, the SARA issue is
a very sensitive issue. And so do the society of West Nusa Tenggara as the potential ofender in issue of freedom of religionbelief.
Quantitatively, since the research and monitoring on freedom of religionbelief in 2008,
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the violation events that identiied happened in West Nusa Tenggara are about 60 times. he biggest
of violation on freedom of religionbelief in West Nusa Tenggara is the case sufering Ahmadiyah congregation.
Until todays, the Ahmadiyah congregation who became the expelling victims in 2006 still alicted in evacuation place in Gedung
Transito, Mataram City. hey do not have identity and sleep in thronged in a room with not adequate condition, just partitioned
by sober curtains. he government of West Nusa Tenggara should be solving this problem wisely as soon as possible they can. he
bad dream in the past still haunting the refugee or Ahmadiyah
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residents. It would be bad memory in along seven years, while they expelled all together from their village in Ketapang, Desa
Gegerung, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara NTB.
Transito building at the irst was being the temporary shelter for the transmigrants who will dispatched to destination area. hat
building then changed to be the shelter which created as if not for temporary for Ahmadiyah congregation, the victims of evictions
from Ketapang. On this place, all of Ahmadiyah congregation with their children as well, live together with 31 families KK. At this
time, the total of that building occupants is 32 families, consist of 116 persons.
hey are Ahmadiyah congregation who evicted from Ketapang in 2006 by surrounding people. At that time, hundred
people suddenly attacked in daytime, asked the Ahmadiyah congregation to leave Ketapang because they embracing the
misguided cult and insulting the Prophet Muhammad saw. But Ahmadiyah congregation refused to leave, then the mass got
emotion and performed brutal action. hey threw the houses of Ahmadiyah people using the stones shouting, “Attack… Burn
it..”
he on guard policemen there, because hearing the threaten of attack to Ahmadiyah congregation before, cannot do manything.
In order to avoid mass riot, the police redeploy Ahmadiyah congregation to a ield. hat anarchy people inally could be muted.
But, some houses are damaged and burned. Some policemen and Ahmadiyah people are also injured. he Ahmadiyah congregation
inally give up. hey agreed to be redeployed to Transito by riding police’s truck by bringing sober property which could be saved.
In the refugee’s place, Ahmadiyah congregation start their a new life in sorrowful. hey started from the beginning, with a bit
of help from government and Ahmadiyah organization. Most of the refugees are compelling to work as tukang ojek deliver services
of people by motorcycle. Some of them are also working odd jobs.
Ahmadiyah cases in Ketapang on 2006 is not the only one assault against Ahmadiyah congregation in West Nusa Tenggara,
but some events already happened there also. hey are:
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1. In August 1996: he irst assault against Ahmadiyah congregation happened in Lombok, that is in Desa
Selebung Ketangga, East Lombok. 2.
October 1998: he assault happened in Dusun Kuranji and Kampung Ekas, Desa Pemongkong, Kecamatan
Keruak, East Lombok. A mosque, mushalla small mosque and some houses are damaged.
3. June 2001: he assault happened in Dusun Sambi Elen,
Desa Loloan, Kecamatan Bayan, now that is included in Nourt Lombok. Some houses, mushalla, and mosque
belongs to Ahmadiyah congregation are burnt.
4. September 2002: he assault befall on Ahmadiyah congregation of Pancor, East Lombok. Houses and
mushalla are destroyed. 5. February 2006: he assault happened in Dusun
Ketapang, Desa Gegerung, Kecamatan Lingsar, West Lombok. Ahmadiyah congregation who occuping that
village are the same victims in the past who stay together there. Some houses are burnt, and part of it are severely
damaged. Ahmadiyah congregation then evacuated to Transito Building, Mataram.
6. November 2010 : Some Ahmadiyah congregations, the
occupants of Transito building get back to Ketapang on June 2010. Houses which are damaged, repaired. But,
when they stay there just for some months, they re- attacked by the residents so they have to move again to
Transito Building in Mataram until now.
Until todays, get in the eight year in evacuation place, they have no another choice. hey are generally having no economic
ability to move to another region. hey also have no relatives who are having strong in inancial support to accommodate them. But
luckyly, they live in evacuation place locates in the city center where the society are heterogen and busy, so they relatively have
no time to disturb their beliefs.
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Living in evacuation place for 8 years with sober facilities, Ahmadiyah congregation stay to running their worship. hey
performed praying together in a room which already transformed as mushalla. hey stay to perform worship, even not strikingly. In
evacuation place they do daily activities. he men are working outside, and the mothers spending their times to take care of
their children. Conjugal life are running normally, it is proved by about 24 babbies are born since 2006 in that evacuation place
until now.
In plain view, the destiny of those refugees are worrying. hey are living in cubicle room thronged in that dirty evacuation
area, do not know until when. In residence administrative, their destinies are worrying also. Most of them have no identity card
KTP. Children were born there have no birth certiicate as well. Local government does not want to issue identity card for Transito’s
occupants. he reason is because they don’t have recommendation letter. Whereas, to get recommendation letter is not easy because
all of their documents are gone when riot happened in 2006.
Have no identity card also makes them have no opportunities to access social facilities such as health insurance for public. he
Distribution of Temporary Direct Cash Assistance BLSM, as the compensation of price increase of petroleum products BBM
they not enjoy it also. But, uniquely, they are given sufrage vote towards either legislatif or regional head election.
he good news related to that identity card seen ater National Committee of Human Right Komnas HAM, Ombudsmand, and
he Witness and Victim Protection Agency LPSK, go to Mataram at the begin of last Ramadhan. It the meeting with Regional
Secretary of West Nusa Tenggara, H. Muhammad Nur, they asked Provincial Government to solve that identity’s problem. For
Ahmadiyah refugee, especially in Transito, if it would be realized, so it means one of refugee’s problem of Ahmadiyh is handled.
But the fundamental issue of freedom of religionbelief is still acute, as long as they are let as victims, the state’s policy for
them still restrictive, the intolerance actors are still rejecting them continously, the local tolerance groups initiatives are not visible,
and on the other side, the state and local government prefer to stand
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on the intolerance groups and they are together discriminating that Ahmadiyah congregation.
f. South Sulawesi: he Strong Misdirection, Weak Government
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