Denied Citizens, bodies of Beliefs Derelict 12 Hours

      

           Discrimination in cemetery residents occurred in Central Java. It happened to a cult follower Sapta Darma in Brebes, Central Java.

Is corpse named Daodah (55 years), villagers Siandong, RT 01/04 District of Prohibition, Bradford. Because rejected at General Cemetery (TPU) by local people, forced corpse buried in the yard of a private home.

         Foundation Chairman Sapto Darmo Charlim Bradford said, Daodah died on Sunday, December 7th, approximately 23.00 a night. Before burial, the body was abandoned 12 hours. Only later corpse buried on Monday, approximately at 10.00 noon.

    "We have no choice but to use its own grounds," said Charlim, Monday, December 12, 2014.

         He deplored the refusal of local village heads above Daodah burial in the cemetery. The rejection was after he met the head of affairs Welfare and other village folk. However, it was also the funeral requests received an answer from the village, then ordered to meet with the head of the village.

     "But the head of the village said that if a public cemetery in place only for Muslims. Besides Muslims should not be buried in the cemetery," he said.

He hopes the government can find a solution to this kind of discrimination does not happen again. Because the treatment of cult by an unjust society. "I really hope there is help solving solution of the regent and the governor," he said.

       Violates Human Rights

          Director of the Institute of Social Studies and Religion (ELSA) Semarang Tedi Kholiludin when confirmed separately, polemic that happened in Bradford is a form of village government who have violated human rights. Because it had violated government rules contained in the legislation.

He explained, detailed rules governing the funeral adherents of belief contained in the Joint Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Culture and Tourism No. 43 of 2009, No. 41 of 2009 on Guidelines To Adherents flow Care Trust Against God Almighty.

         In chapter IV of the cemetery, Article 8 paragraph (1) says, "Trust flow Adherents who died was buried in a common grave". Furthermore, in paragraph (2) explained that, "In terms of the devotees of beliefs denied burial in a common grave from endowments, local governments provide public cemetery".

Then in paragraph (3) explained, "public cemetery land referred to in paragraph (2) may be provided by the devotees of beliefs. And (4) explain, "the regent / mayor to facilitate the administration of land use that is provided by the devotees of beliefs as referred to in paragraph (3) to be a common grave".

    "So the local government must provide funeral for adherents of trust if rejected in the public cemetery. It was with a note if rejected in a common grave from waqf land. If the general cemetery ground state, it must be buried in the cemetery, "he said.