Forum: Sharia and caliphate

Fri, 05/09/2008 9:37 AM  |  Reader's Forum

Arrested, yes, but no, not put to death. An appropriate punishment should be decided by the courts, which will help to reform the perpetrators.

I would sincerely hope that they would not receive the death penalty and thereby make them martyrs to their foolish cause. I would hope that they would have time to reflect on their lawlessness, change their hearts and persuade their erstwhile comrades of the error of their ways.

The Ahmadiyah motto is "Love for All; Hatred for None." I doubt that the innocent community which you rightly say has been terrorized would actually welcome more vindictiveness. You need water to put out fire, not more fire.
RAFIQ MAHMOOD
Bogor, West Java

Search of legislators' office

Lengthy procedures are unnecessary. The KPK has the authority to search. It is just the House of Representatives, which wants to protect its guilty members.
USMAN
Jakarta

In extreme conditions, the law and strict procedures may become less important. This country is suffering from an acute disease called corruption. Strict procedures may hamper the KPK's effort to eradicate corruption because corruptors will have enough time to destroy evidence.
DENY
Tangerang, Banten

It has been more than ten years since our country started the reform process to improve democracy. But the Indonesian elite still focus too much on procedure rather than substance.
VISSIA ITA Y.
Jakarta

Mandatory attendance April 30, p. 7

I certainly go with the idea that young minds should be given freedom. It's their future, their lives, their choice and therefore their responsibility.

The idea of lecturers forcing students to come is idea from the stone age. If they want students to come they should start to change and understand the word "interesting".
CANDRA ADIPUTRA
Denpasar

RI heath minister May 5, p. 5

I would like to comment on an article titled "RI health minister in the spotlight" written by Widiatmoko of Salford, UK, (The Jakarta Post, May 5, p. 5).

You use an article from the Wall Street Journal as the benchmark of condemnation to what Minister Supari's trying to do to get cheaper access to the "cure" derived from the virus samples Indonesia shared by putting the pharmaceutical companies' profit in danger.

Well Widiatmoko, as a public health lecturer, I kindly hope that you will use a more balanced and less biased reference for your opinion, not a published article in the newspaper.

What would you expect? I definitely agree that the battle must continue because it is not losing and winning, but we must try to get a win-win solution.
MASHAR RESMAWAN
Jakarta

Banning Ahmadiyah April 29, p. 7

I read two gentlemen's comments supporting a ban on Ahmadiyah. I wonder why they support the recommendation for banning the religious group and their activities.

Do they understand what a state should do? The state cannot interfere in the beliefs of its citizens. Let the issue be resolved internally by religious leaders. So they cannot urge the President to ban the group or to support it.

And they should understand that violence by thoughtless people against Ahmadiyah has tarnish the image of Indonesian Muslims in the eyes of the international community.
YAMADA FUMIKO
Jakarta

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