Protest To Jusuf Kalla Asking Taliban To Come To Indonesia, Denny Siregar: Wild Animals Are In Ragunan Not At Home

Social Media Activist Denny Siregar (Photo: Screenshot of CokroTV)

JAKARTA - Social media activist Denny Siregar also commented on Jusuf Kalla's statement asking the Minister of Foreign Affairs to revoke the status of the Taliban terrorists in the United Nations in order to be invited to Indonesia. According to Denny, Jusuf Kalla was too hasty with this statement.

"Mr. JK, it's better to wait patiently for the transition process in Afghanistan. If they are good for a year or two, that's fine. Because later you'll be embarrassed if it turns out that they're still violent. If it's just you ashamed of yourself, it's okay. Don't bring the country to shame..." Denny said via his Twitter account, @dennysiregar7 quoted Sunday, August 22.

Denny continued, many politicians have models like Jusuf Kalla. Hardline groups will be embraced in the hope that one day they can change.

Unfortunately, that's wrong. In the administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), for example, this embracing strategy was carried out but the impact of hardliners was growing.

"There are many politicians here, the model is like Mr. JK. You want to embrace hardliners, with the hope that these people can change. But they are always wrong. During the SBY era, this group was embraced and grew, until finally, they were ready to pounce on us. Wild animals are in Ragunan, not at home," explained Denny.

Politicians like Jusuf Kalla's way is exactly the same as that of the United States. "Kadrun was embraced to be used politically. Yes, they also ended up using the politicians politically too. They should imitate China. Embrace it by providing economic benefits. Keep them busy with work, not religion," said Denny.

Former Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla (JK) revealed that Indonesia has always played an active role in encouraging the conflict in Afghanistan to be resolved peacefully. One of Indonesia's roles is to mediate by inviting the Taliban and the Afghan government to Indonesia.

However, there was an obstacle when JK wanted to invite the Taliban to Indonesia. At that time, the Taliban was included in the list of terrorists in the United Nations (UN). JK, who used to be active as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, then immediately asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs so that the status could be revoked.

"From the beginning, we saw this, when I was vice president, asked to invite them to Indonesia both, the Taliban. But when we said, there was a problem, they were considered by the UN, not America, not me, that they were terrorists so they are not allowed to get out of Afghanistan," said JK in a webinar entitled 'The Future of Afghanistan and the Role of Indonesia's Peace Diplomacy' quoted from kumparan.com, Saturday, August 21.

"I was forced to ask the Foreign Minister to revoke the terrorist title at the UN in the security council. Incidentally, Indonesia became a member of the security council," he continued.