The National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) has recommended the government curb separatist Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonomovements in the country by focusing on preventive measures and finding the root causes of the problem.State officials participating in a training held by the think tank delivered the recommendation to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a forum at the State Palace on Monday through their presentation on "political resilience to support the country's unity".
"To deal with separatism, the government needs to examine the core of the problem by enforcing the law and eradicating unfairness," participant Abidin Syah Siregar told the forum.
"Preventive measures should be prioritized, including the implementation of education on nationality concept for citizens," he said.
Citizens should also be given more opportunity to get involved in the formulation of policies on political issues, he added, saying it would have a positive impact on society and would thus help prevent disintegration.
The participants also stressed regional autonomy should be seen as a delegation of responsibilities, rather than a delegation of power.
They said that before granting a province autonomy, the government should have a clear and measured blueprint ready.
In response to the recommendations, Yudhoyono said the government had always prioritized soft power, rather than hard power, in handling secessionist movements.
"But if the movement is already underway, law enforcement is necessary," he told the participants.
He agreed the government should find the root causes of the movements first before taking action against separatists.
"We have had many examples of such movements. Mostly the root causes are the feelings of injustice, being left behind by other provinces and not receiving a sufficient budget from the government for development in their areas," the President said.
He cited separatism in Papua, saying the government had issued a policy to grant the province special autonomy and allocate it a budget higher than those of other provinces.
"We have provided Papua with the greatest per-capita budget for development in the province, so they have no reason to cite the lack of funds as an excuse for disobedience," Yudhoyono said.
He added the government had always upheld the pursuit of prosperity and justice for the people of Papua.
Source : The Jakarta Post
"To deal with separatism, the government needs to examine the core of the problem by enforcing the law and eradicating unfairness," participant Abidin Syah Siregar told the forum.
"Preventive measures should be prioritized, including the implementation of education on nationality concept for citizens," he said.
Citizens should also be given more opportunity to get involved in the formulation of policies on political issues, he added, saying it would have a positive impact on society and would thus help prevent disintegration.
The participants also stressed regional autonomy should be seen as a delegation of responsibilities, rather than a delegation of power.
They said that before granting a province autonomy, the government should have a clear and measured blueprint ready.
In response to the recommendations, Yudhoyono said the government had always prioritized soft power, rather than hard power, in handling secessionist movements.
"But if the movement is already underway, law enforcement is necessary," he told the participants.
He agreed the government should find the root causes of the movements first before taking action against separatists.
"We have had many examples of such movements. Mostly the root causes are the feelings of injustice, being left behind by other provinces and not receiving a sufficient budget from the government for development in their areas," the President said.
He cited separatism in Papua, saying the government had issued a policy to grant the province special autonomy and allocate it a budget higher than those of other provinces.
"We have provided Papua with the greatest per-capita budget for development in the province, so they have no reason to cite the lack of funds as an excuse for disobedience," Yudhoyono said.
He added the government had always upheld the pursuit of prosperity and justice for the people of Papua.
Source : The Jakarta Post
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