Selective ‘Opting Out’
They refused to vote, claiming to be outside the system, yet they took the direct cash assistance from the government.
July 14, 2009
TRAVELING by motorcycle, Police Inspector General Bambang Riatmodjo arrived at the Al Mukmin Ngruki Islamic Boarding School in Sukoharjo, Solo, Central Java. The Chief of the Central Java Police was welcomed by Ustad Abubakar Ba’asyir and School Director Wahyudin, on Wednesday morning last week.
At that time, all over the country Indonesians were flocking to the polls. They made some small talk, and Ba’asyir dominated the conversation. The U
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