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his action was not the irst time to be done. A month before, around 150 people from those both churches also hold Sunday
Worship in the same place. hey expressed their disappointment on the handlement of the case which performed by Presiden SBY.
Moreover, foreign government considers that this occur continuously cases befalls GKI Taman Yasmin as something which
hard to be understood,
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because what befalls on GKI Taman Yasmin beyond the reason of democrarcy and also the Framework of law state.
he court is clearly won the GKI Taman Yasmin could be interpreted diferent by the local government, which in this context is the Regent
of Bogor. For them who have a healty sense, surely hard to accept this reality happened in a Law State.
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4. Between Promises and Frustration
Even so, GKI Taman Yasmin feel like get fresh breeze from the government which said that the case befalls on that church will have
a good solution from central or local government before Christmas comes. his was like what said by Jayadi Damanik, one of advocacy
team member of GKI Yasmin; “
he central government, [the] provincial government, directors general, [the] home afairs minister said they would
settle it before Christmas.”
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Further he said that the demands from GKI Taman Yasmin is not the maximal one to justify them who di intolerant
by sealing and forbids the followers to worship in GKI Taman Yasmin. hey just want to see about the law enforcement through the excecution
179 “GKI Taman Yasmin saga confuses outsiders: NGOs” jakartapost.com
online news, October 5, 2012, from http:www.thejakartapost.com news20121005gki-yasmin-saga-confuses-outsiders-ngos.html; Internet;
downloade on December 18, 2012 180 As what stated in Article 1 3 of the 1945 Constitution mentioned:
Negara Indonesia adalah negara hukum. The consecuen from this verse is that all action
related with the individual and communal life should based on the law. 181 Firdha Novialita, “Still Unable to Worship, GKI Taman Yasmin Church Laments
Govt Inaction”, Jakarta Post online news, October 6, 2012, from http:www. thejakartaglobe.comhomestill-unable-to-worship-gki-yasmin-church-laments-
govt-inaction548485; Internet; downloaded on December 18, 20112.
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of Supreme Courts verdicts which relating to construction of their worshipping house.
In press conference on September 23, 2012, GKI Taman Yasmin, and also HKBP Filadelia, said that:
“In this heavy situation, GKI Taman Yasmin and HKBP Filadelia, still experience until now; about the condition where our two
churches in its own location, is being closed by Local Government of Bogor and Bekasi even it has building permits. hat permit
actually legalized strongly by the court’s verdict; we restand here, across the state palace of Istana Merdeka Jakarta, asked to the God
and just pray that the discrimination on us would be stopped soon. We also hope that our country could enforce the constitution and
law without any discrimination as the truth justice like what we dream of.”
he followers of GKI Taman Yasmin in Bogor hope that the speech of Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would be performed by all. In
his speech, SBY said that anyone should be complied by the law and everyone who violates the law should be justiied if against the law. he
spokesman of GKI Taman Yasmin Bona Sigalingging said that, there is a public oicial in Bogor who against the law over the years, namely
the Mayor Diani Budiarti. he action of Diani who forbidding the followers of GKI Taman Yasmin is a tort and ignoring the principle of
state law like what emphasized by the President.
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Frustration which felt by followers of GKI Taman Yasmin and also HKBP Filadelia relected in their pers conference that coincides with
Sumpah Pemuda Day on October 28, 2012. In that pers conference, they continued to count down what they have done since two week
before. hey wanted their church can be opened again for worshipping.
182 “Pidato Presiden Harus Diterapkan dalam Kasus GKI Taman Yasmin” pgi.com PGI
official site, October 11, 2012, from http:www.pgi.or.idindex.php?option=com_ contentview=articleid=488:pidato-presiden-harus-diterapkan-dalam-kasus-gki-
yasmincatid=95:liputan-pgiItemid=562; Internet; downloaded on December 18, 2012.
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Besides that, they also urgued the State, especially through the President, SBY, to do some concrete steps which taking time around
58 days started from today, December 25, 2012, Christmas 2012 that would be coming. he constitution and law would be enforced, the
legitimated church of GKI Taman Yasmin and HKBP Filadelia would be restart to opened, so that the followers of GKI Taman Yasmin and
HKBP Filadelia would be able to repeat their activities in worshipping in that church according to their religion and belief.
5. The Response of Government
