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accept the presence of minority group. In the case of restriction of GKI Taman Yasmin, regardless the other interests, there is a dislike feeling
of majority on to minority. he psicological tendency to not accepting this minority can be easily triggered, including by the provocation of
certain intolerant group to do persecution on the minority among them.
2. The Recent Situation
he case happened to GKI Taman Yasmin is not the truly newest case occurred in two year last. he case of GKI Taman Yasmin tends
to recurrent and protracted. According tp the monitoring done by SETARA Institute began on March 10, 2002. At that day the
socialization of GKI Taman Yasmin establishment happened. he society was signed the agreement of church establishment on the land
area of 1.721 m
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which located in Sector III, Kavling 31 Jalan Ringroat Barat Kota Bogor, Kelurahan Curug Mekar.
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In this report, the observation of SETARA Institute will be focused on the incidents which related to the case of GKI Taman Yasmin that
happened in 2012. On January 22, 2012, hundreds people which united in the name of Curug Mekar society, Indonesian Muslim
Communication Forum, and Reform Forum Komunikasi Muslim Indonesia, and Islam Reform Movement Gerakan Reformasi Islam
held a demonstration to restrict the worshipping of the congregations of GKI in Taman Yasmin, Bogor, West Java.
his group outlanked a house which being the house of worship for the followers of in Jalan Cemara Raya number 9, Taman Yasmin
Housing. his group did demonstration and threated the followers who were doing the worship after passing the layered blockade of the
security. his chaos was inished after the followers of GKI Taman
173 To get chronic case narration of GKI Taman Yasmin dari tahun 2002, from March 10, 2002 until March 11, 2011 can be seen on Ismail Hasani and Bonar
Tigor Naipospos, Politik Diskriminasi Rezim Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, p. 74-
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Yasmin dissolve itself and did not continue their worship.
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he Indonesian Churches Association PGI expressed their disappointment to the respons of President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono in handling the conlict of GKI Taman Yasmin. PGI which also accompany with some organization of Christian and Catholic
particularly highlight the ambiguity of SBY in doing excecution the verdict of Supreme Court MA.
On Sunday morning, April 8, 2012, tents of followers of GKI Taman Yasmin, Bogor City, Jawa Barat, held the Easter Worship in
house of one follower in Bogor Country House, Tanah Sareal, Bogor City. he worship runs well without police cordon. hat worshipping
place close to within about two kilo metres from the location of the building of GKI Taman Yasmin which sealed by Local Government
of Bogor.
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3. Public Respons
