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ndonesia is not defying intense pressure from international community at all. It only wants to carry out Indonesian laws properly and to their final conclusion.

And this is paramount as a nation with law and order and a peaceful and democratic country.

We may not like the law and we have every right to say so. If so, we should try to change the laws through all the legal institutions we have built precisely for that purpose.

But until they are changed, it is paramount that the current laws are observed.

It is wrong to criticize Indonesia for implementing its laws.

If anyone does not respect Indonesian law, they are of course free to leave and live elsewhere.

Mere griping is naive and useless. One should campaign for changes to laws one disagrees with. That'€™s the respectable, noble and forward-thinking way to go about it, and leads to the advancement of the nation.

As an Indonesian citizen, I am embarrassed by the Australian Prime Minister'€™s reaction to the recent executions and his attitude toward Indonesian institutes.

As a statesman, he should know how the law works.

Jaya
Jakarta