Indonesians in Australia Warned to Wise Up Due to Bali Nine Issue

Liputan6.com, Jakarta As the execution of the alleged Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran becoming imminent, the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott expresses his profound disappointment. The decision made by Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo to reject the clemency requests of both inmates has invited worldwide criticism. Many complained on the very notion of Indonesian extreme capital punishment on drugs-offenders, especially when both individuals have shown a positive trend of character after years of spending time in the correctional institution in Bali.

Tony Abbott is not the one particularly baffled by the news. The Australian population is equally discontented knowing that the two of their citizens have been subjugated from the Indonesian capital punishment after years of hopeful ambition on staying alive. The ricochet intensified knowing that after the clemency was rejected, the request for moratorium was also denied by the Indonesian president. This surely vexes Australia and intensifies the already existing problem.

In responding to that, the Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir assumes that the Australian population will respond to this in a matured manner. He thinks that Australia will handle this situation diplomatically by avoiding any issue that may be damaging to the relationship between Indonesia and Australia.

"We are convinced that Australia will respond maturely regarding this situation," Fachir said at the Ministry of Foreign Relations office, Jakarta, Monday (16/01/2015).

"We have done a number of surveys questioning the response of Australians about this situation. The result is very promising, so I am personally assured that they will be able to be the bigger person here by being fully understanding," he continued.

Even with the utmost optimism, AM Fachir thinks it is deemed important for Indonesians in Australia to remain vigilant as the possibility of dangers is also high.

"We surely have to anticipate all kinds of pejorative possibilities," he added.  "That is why we request for fellow Indonesians out there to always abide the laws and stay safe," he concluded.

The Indonesian Embassy in Australia through its spokesperson, Sade Bimantara has previously warned the Indonesian citizens there to assure their security by remaining vigilant even though there is no sign of problems hitherto. This is because, the verdict of the Indonesian president about the death penalty of two Australians has caused some nationwide disappointment in Australia. Any reactionary action is of course possible in this particular circumstance.

Apart from that, the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australia also requests for Indonesians in Australia to remain calm and continue their daily activities without having too insecure with the current situation. This is of course has to be accompanied by an effort to remain vigilant.

Indonesians in Australia are also encouraged to always carry their identity cards everywhere they go. Additionally, the embassy hopes for Indonesians there to abide the laws whilst prevent themselves from doing any exceptionally provocative that may harm or further exacerbate the already existing tumult. This means that Indonesians should reconsider should they want to voice out their opinion through various social media such as Facebook, Twitter and many other equally popular sites. (Akp/Riz)