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Moral movement KAMI aims to ‘save Indonesia’, says cofounder Din Syamsuddin

A total of 150 national figures are part of the coalition so far.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Wed, August 19, 2020

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Moral movement KAMI aims to ‘save Indonesia’, says cofounder Din Syamsuddin Save Indonesia Coalition's (KAMI) cofounder Din Syamsuddin said the coalition was a moral movement representing the voice of the Indonesian people to uphold truth and social justice. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)

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group of prominent figures has officially formed the Save Indonesia Coalition (KAMI) to ensure that Indonesia does not deviate from its founding principles.

Former Muhammadiyah chairman and KAMI cofounder Din Syamsuddin said the coalition was a moral movement representing the voice of the Indonesian people to uphold truth and social justice.

“As a moral movement, everything we do is based on moral values and justice […] to uphold honesty and public welfare,” Din said during the announcement of KAMI’s formation on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.

A total of 150 national figures are part of the coalition so far, including Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Sobri Lubis, Nahdlatul Ulama executive Rochmad Wahab, former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. (ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo, Forestry Minister MS Ka’ban, former National Movement to Safeguard Fatwas (GNPF) chairman Bachtiar Nasir, former State-owned Enterprises Ministry (BUMN) secretary Muhammad Said Didu, law expert Refly Harun and government critic Rocky Gerung.

“This moral movement is not devoid of politics. Yes, we also do politics — moral politics that is based on moral values. So, let’s join in,” Din said.

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The coalition also conveyed eight of its demands to the government:

1. State administrators must enforce the state administration and management to be in accordance with the spirit and values of the 1945 Constitution and state ideology Pancasila.

2. The government must seriously tackle the COVID-19 pandemic by allocating adequate budgets and directly help the poor who are economically affected.

3. The government must overcome the economic recession for the interest of small businesses and domestic and informal workers, rather than large and foreign entrepreneurs.

4. The government must stop chaotic and discriminatory law enforcement, eradicate “law mafias”, stop the criminalization of political opponents, arrest and severely punish looters of state assets.

5. State administrators must stop practices of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) as well as the system and practices of oligarchy, kleptocracy, political dynasty and power abuse.

6. State administrators must not give opportunities for the rise of communism and other anti-Pancasila ideologies, including separatism; must stop the stigmatization of religious groups with issues of intolerance, radicalism and extremism that divide the society. The government should not bow to certain countries to enforce economic and foreign policies.

7. The government must seriously and thoroughly investigate the constitutional route to change Pancasila and prevent similar efforts in the future.

8. The president must act in accordance with his oath and promises, and state institutions must carry out their constitutional functions and authorities to save the country and its people. (syk)

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