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2016, 05 - 11 Dec - Tempo

The professional attitude of the police should also be applied to the 'stowaways' of the December 2 demonstration. Convincing evidence must also be found before investigators can proceed with treason charges against 10 activists, including Ratna Sarumpaet, Sri Bintang Pamungkas, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri and Ahmad Dhani, accused of attempting to overthrow the government of President Joko Widodo. A legal system that bows to pressure from the masses would turn Indonesia into a mobocracy, to borrow a term from philosopher Aristoteles at the birth of democracy. Such a state of affairs, he declared, is nothing short of anarchy. More worrying than the fragile state of the rule of law in Indonesia, is the likelihood of the Ahok case becoming a precedent, with anyone being indicted because of mass pressure. Nobody in their right mind would allow this to happen. As it stands now, the case is proceeding along the right lines. The job of the police, prosecutors and the courts after the December 2 demonstration is to ensure there is no outside intervention. The police should act against anyone trying to impose their will on how the case is handled.

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