National Security Problem in Indonesia
Study Case: Sampang Violence
By David Raja Marpaung
In the last 10 years, government and citizen capability in maintaining the integrity of the Indonesian nation are weak. Violence in the name of religion re-occur happen. This time repeated in Sampang, when. Sunni and Shia groups arguing, attacking each other, and ended with the burning of a number of Shiite followers home
In the case of Sampang, the problem becomes more complex because of the two contexts. First, the conflict was actually not out of a personal conflict between the two brothers in the fighting "something". To add ammunition power, respectively and then "ask for help" from a community based on the understanding that the two streams.
Second, the conflict in Sampang occur in areas classified as retarded. Sampang District is one district behind. Education level of society, for example, below the average level of education in East Java. Economic life is also quite poor
Meanwhile, paternalistic culture is still strong. Level of compliance with community leaders still high. It is not surprising that we find the reality that the people who were directly involved in violent conflicts, there is really no substance to understand in depth theological similarities and differences between Sunni and Shia. All they know is, they are part of the Sunni and Shia. When there is a move to cancel each other out, they simply followed the invitation.
In the context of Indonesian-ness, what happened in Sampang was very worrying. Since the beginning, the construction of nationhood built Indonesia is a nation of diverse, but one. Construction is in line with the frame of multicultural understanding.
A pluralistic nation will be well established when each group recognizes and supports the existence of other groups. Supports other groups to exist, means to support himself to remain there. In addition, a pluralistic nation will run well when between one group and another group can and work together.
Ethnic differences, social class, religion, and other sociological characteristics are not an obstacle for them to interact with each other in everyday life. Case in contrast to the characteristics Sampang multicultural understanding. Among the warring parties that there is no thought and action for mutual recognition and efforts to negate each other. Further consequence, they do not want cooperation with each other.
Linked to the unrest in Sampang, we should be able to think clearly bahwasaanya unrest, not religious issues (conflict between Shia-Sunni), but purely criminal matters (family). Therefore, we asked the religious / community to help calm the people and not give misleading comments that could disturb the atmosphere.
Supposedly, the incidence of violence in the name of religion should not be happening in Indonesia is a democratic country. Moreover, religious freedom is stipulated in the constitution. There is no one religion that justifies his followers to violence. So that similar incidents do not recur and spread to other areas, law enforcement officials must act decisively
