JAKARTA - Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai asked local governments to anticipate and prevent potential or vulnerability to the emergence of cases of intolerance ahead of Christmas 2025.
According to Pigai, the local government or other state apparatus in each region needs to detect early if there is a potential for intolerance cases that can trigger the worship for Christians to run safely and peacefully.
"Sometimes in the atmosphere of worship, there are one or two (cases) that often appear. One or two, but yes not all," said Pigai at a press conference at the Ministry of Human Rights building, Jakarta, Wednesday, December 17, reported by ANTARA.
Pigaimengatakan bentuk kerawanan yang bisa timbul itu, di antaranya jika ada suatu tempat yang bisa memunculkan pro-kontra dan membuat masyarakat sulit menjalankan ibadah.
Therefore, he asked the local government to find a way out of the problem before the implementation of the worship.
Pigai asked the local government apparatus to use a persuasive approach if there were problems.
The Minister of Human Rights has also ordered all levels of the Ministry of Human Rights, from the first echelon to all staff at the regional office level, to strive to ensure that the public can enjoy the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 celebrations.
According to Pigai, President Prabowo Subianto has also ordered that this Christmas be a happy day in a peaceful, tolerant, and stable atmosphere.
He explained that Christmas and New Year are not only moments for people to carry out worship, but also will occur a large number of people's mobility.
"We hope that there will be zero accidents, zero intolerance," he said.
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