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| Julian Aldrin Pasha: (JP) |
Presidential
spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha shunned when asked if the government had been
thinking about granting political asylum to the Rohingya that have arived in
Indonesia.
“I have no
statement in regards to that,” Julian said at the Presidential Office on
Monday.
Following
prolonged communal violence in western Myanmar between Rakhine Buddhists and
Rohingya, hundreds of the Muslim ethnics fled their country to several nearby
states, including Indonesia.
Reports say
the Rohingya are currently stranded in the Riau Islands, with some stranded in
other locations around West and East Java. They left Myanmar to seek safety and
asylum from the Indonesian government, with some apparently hoping to continue
on to Australia for the same purpose. They are reportedly surviving in poor
conditions, with a lack of food and other basic necessities.
When asked
what the government would do concerning the situation, Julian said the
government had carried out all necessary efforts, but for the time being,
Indonesia could only utilize diplomacy. “The government has been maximizing
diplomatic efforts with Myanmar. Hopefully the effort will help stop the
violence,” he said.
“Our
position is clear: we will carry out any possible diplomatic efforts to help
our Rohingya brothers,” Julian added.
The United
Nations claims there are about 800,000 Rohingya in Myanmar, and considers them
to be among the most persecuted minorities in the world.
At least 78
people have been killed in communal violence there in the last month.
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