An Open Letter To SBY: Change The Corrupt System Or Revolution!!..
Zil Hajj 14, 1432 A.H, Friday, November 11, 2011
The solving of the corruption cases that seems never resolved, where the law
becomes sterile in giving equitable punishment to the corruptors, gives spaces
and opportunities for the regeneration of corruptors in Indonesia, making the
people vulnerable. The government and the judiciary seem half-hearted in
handling the corruption cases, thus the trust of
the people are increasingly disappearing day by day.
Related to this, the FUI (Islamic Ummah Forum) had sent an open letter to the
president of the RI, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). The following is the
contents of the letter:
To
Mister President of the Republic of Indonesia
Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
In Jakarta
Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,
The hot air of Jakarta perhaps is not as hot as the hearts of the people of
Jakarta or Indonesia in general who want a regime and system change in the
country which, since 2004, is mandated on your shoulders.
I believe you have heard that the people have become impatient in waiting for
the measures you take to settle the affairs of the state and nation, which is
increasingly muddled and chaotic, especially the corruption that has become very
acute and systemic, which is not possible to be stopped by conventional means
anymore, including by means of the KPK (anti-corruption commission). Not to
mention that the direction of your decision often seem unclear, such as, what is
the necessity in the appointment of the 13 deputy ministers besides wasting the
state budget?
I'm sure you can feel that, the people, who are bored with the politics of image
projection, playing with issues, and diversion of attentions, are now even
angrier. Because they have become more miserable. Surely you've heard about the
potato farmers who have been shouting: “Stop
the import of potatoes or we'll import a president!” Surely you've heard
about your photo that had gone missing from the building of the DPR (Indonesian
Legistilative Assembly).
Surely you've heard about the retired generals who have written on the walls of
their office: "SBY, retreat honorably, or be
deposed by the people!" And lately the retired generals and a number of
youths and student activists have issued an edict to “fire” you from the
position of the head of state and form a provisional government to run the
Pancasila and
UUD 1945 (the Constitution) that is
genuine and consistent. A condition towards a people/social revolution and
anarchism such as that happened in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other Middle East
countries, seems only a matter of time now.
Therefore, it depends on how you anticipate and react to it. Do you dare to take
the decisions that truly favor the people, no longer favouring a handful of
conglomerates and officials who serve the lust of the greedy people in America?
Yes, do you dare to change the direction of the state policy which is now
dominated by the oppression and exploitation by the
neolib system that plunders all the
wealth of the people all over the world, to indulge their lust which controls
the stake in the Wall Street? Meaning, do you dare to proclaim again the
independence of the nation and state of Indonesia from all the power of the
foreign capitals which have been sucking every inch of our rich homeland, and
put in order a new life i.e. an Indonesia that is free and clean from the
elements of the occupation by those kafir
neo-colonialist, neo-imperialist, neo-liberalist?
Meaning, do you dare to take back all of the assets of the people which had
already been surrendered to the foreigners; stop all the activities of the
minions of the neolib that are operating
in this country, including closing the faculties of the
neolib's economics in all universities
throughout Indonesia, which so far have paved the way for the colonialists to
plunder the wealth of the people.
If you dare, then immediately summon all your ministers and officials, be they
civil or military, for you to invite to a conference to solve this problem in
the right way and within the shortest period of time. Invite them along to end
the posts with husnul khatimah, namely
by changing the existing system and replace it with another system that secures
the people's life manifestly. Those who agree, they are the honest officials.
Those who don't, they are the traitors!
To obtain concrete support from the people, the following steps needs to be
taken:
First: Immediately conduct a special
conference to dismiss the president, the vice president and the entire cabinet.
Second: Stop all activities of corruption
and self enrichment; be ready to live a simple life and return all properties
and proceeds of corruption or lawful property that exceeds propriety.
Third: Stop the high-cost liberal
democracy political system; remove the bureaucracy and the institutions of the
state that are not required and have no benefits for the people; and determine
to use all state assets for the prosperity for the people.
Fourth: You and all the officials who
have repented must immediately negotiate with the
ulama's and Islamic activists who
understand the Shari'ah laws of Allah in
the field of economics, politics and governance; who all these while have dared
to criticize and oppose your policies; who all these while have been siding with
the people and against America; who all these while have been cornered and made
as a plaything by the mass media of the neolib
and their minions.
Negotiate with them on how to to build a new Indonesia, that is clean from
corruption, that is blessed for the entire people of Indonesia (Qs Al-A’raf 96).
I hope you do not hesitate to take the decisions of change and not be mistaken
in taking a friend (Qs Al-Munafiqun 8).
Hopefully the people can still patiently await the highly anticipated decision.
And may you be able to terminate your tenure with
husnul khatimah.
Wallahu a’lam!
Wabillahit taufiq walhidayah,
Wassalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Jakarta, 19 Dzulqa’dah 1432 H/17 Oktober 2011
Forum Umat Islam (FUI)
KH. Muhammad Al-Khaththath
General Secretary
Translated and Submitted by a Mujahid