Yusril defended RI's dignity

Yusril defended RI's dignity

From Rakyat Merdeka

Making a criticism is everyone's right. As a sovereign nation,
we reserve the right to maintain the dignity and integrity of our
country.

However, I cannot agree with the highly critical Teten
Masduki, chairman of the Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW),
especially when he criticized Minister of Justice and Human
Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra's response to the harsh comments
voiced by the United Nations rapporteur Datok Param Chumaraswamy
about Indonesia's judicial system. What Chumaraswamy has done
(suggested that Indonesia should try to eradicate corruption in
the legal system) encroaches upon the internal affairs of our
country and wounds the dignity of our nation.

Not all the opinions and wishes of foreigners, including the
United Nations, must be heeded. I support Minister Yusril in this
respect. What he has done shows that there is still a dignified
official who defends the dignity of his nation. Ours is a great
and sovereign nation with our own rules of the game. Teten must
be able to distinguish between the state's interests and personal
dislikes.

I have always considered Teten my comrade-in-arms although we
have never met.

H. GUMAY, Jakarta