Jakarta, NU Online
Indonesia demanded Wednesday the Malaysian government apologize for the alleged assault of Indonesia's chief karate referee, Donald Peter Luther Kolopita, in Malaysia last week.
During a meeting with representatives of several karate associations at the House of Representatives, House speaker Agung Laksono demanded the government not go to Malaysia for the upcoming Malaysian Independence Day on Aug. 31.<>
He also said the government must monitor the transparency of the legal process against the Malaysian police officers who allegedly attacked Donald.
"This (assault) has added to Malaysia's list of wrongdoings ... and (could) have a negative impact on bilateral ties.
"The government has been too soft (and has not forced) Malaysia to apologize," Agung said. "This is the moment to scrutinize our relationship with our neighbor country."
Separately, State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs Adhyaksa Dault said an apology would suffice to quell mounting calls for a boycott of all sporting events to be held in Malaysia.
"Malaysia often claims they share the same roots with us. I don't know why they find it so hard to say sorry. That would be enough and Indonesia would certainly be ready to forgive," the minister said.
"If they keep refusing to apologize ... I can understand if Indonesian athletes resort to boycotting future sports events held by Malaysia."
Donald, who was in Malaysia to referee at the Asian Karate Championships, claimed he was attacked by plainclothes police officers in Negeri Sembilan State last week.
He was on his way to a restaurant after a meeting with the Indonesian referee team when four Malaysian police detectives jumped out of a van and stopped him. He was beaten, handcuffed and taken to a local police station.
He is currently being treated for broken ribs, a swollen testicle and serious bruising at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.
As reported by The Jakarta Post, anti-Malaysian sentiment hit the streets in several cities across the country Wednesday in protest of the assault.
In Jakarta, hundreds of Indonesian karate students and teachers staged a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Central Jakarta, shouting anti-Malaysian slogans, calling for the cancellation of diplomatic ties with Malaysia and threatening the operations of Malaysian companies in Indonesia.
In Medan, North Sumatra, members of the Pancasila Youth Student's Union held a demonstration at the Malaysian Consulate General.
The demonstrators attempted to burn the Malaysian national flag but were stopped by police officers.
Union head Budi Syahputra said it did not want the Malaysian government to simply push the case aside and demanded the perpetrators be processed legally.
He said the union would conduct sweepings of Malaysian citizens in Indonesia if the Malaysian government did not fulfill its request. (dar)
Indonesia demanded Wednesday the Malaysian government apologize for the alleged assault of Indonesia's chief karate referee, Donald Peter Luther Kolopita, in Malaysia last week.
During a meeting with representatives of several karate associations at the House of Representatives, House speaker Agung Laksono demanded the government not go to Malaysia for the upcoming Malaysian Independence Day on Aug. 31.<>
He also said the government must monitor the transparency of the legal process against the Malaysian police officers who allegedly attacked Donald.
"This (assault) has added to Malaysia's list of wrongdoings ... and (could) have a negative impact on bilateral ties.
"The government has been too soft (and has not forced) Malaysia to apologize," Agung said. "This is the moment to scrutinize our relationship with our neighbor country."
Separately, State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs Adhyaksa Dault said an apology would suffice to quell mounting calls for a boycott of all sporting events to be held in Malaysia.
"Malaysia often claims they share the same roots with us. I don't know why they find it so hard to say sorry. That would be enough and Indonesia would certainly be ready to forgive," the minister said.
"If they keep refusing to apologize ... I can understand if Indonesian athletes resort to boycotting future sports events held by Malaysia."
Donald, who was in Malaysia to referee at the Asian Karate Championships, claimed he was attacked by plainclothes police officers in Negeri Sembilan State last week.
He was on his way to a restaurant after a meeting with the Indonesian referee team when four Malaysian police detectives jumped out of a van and stopped him. He was beaten, handcuffed and taken to a local police station.
He is currently being treated for broken ribs, a swollen testicle and serious bruising at Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta.
As reported by The Jakarta Post, anti-Malaysian sentiment hit the streets in several cities across the country Wednesday in protest of the assault.
In Jakarta, hundreds of Indonesian karate students and teachers staged a rally in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Central Jakarta, shouting anti-Malaysian slogans, calling for the cancellation of diplomatic ties with Malaysia and threatening the operations of Malaysian companies in Indonesia.
In Medan, North Sumatra, members of the Pancasila Youth Student's Union held a demonstration at the Malaysian Consulate General.
The demonstrators attempted to burn the Malaysian national flag but were stopped by police officers.
Union head Budi Syahputra said it did not want the Malaysian government to simply push the case aside and demanded the perpetrators be processed legally.
He said the union would conduct sweepings of Malaysian citizens in Indonesia if the Malaysian government did not fulfill its request. (dar)
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