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SBY: Indonesia Can Be a Model for Democracy in N. Africa, Middle East
Jakarta Globe | June 15, 2011

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sits down with CNN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sits down with CNN's Andrew Stevens in an interview to be broadcast on CNN's Talk Asia program. (Photo Source: CNN)
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akbarism
1:09am Jun 17, 2011

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we're living in a model quality democracy? Pff, yeah, dude's high on something.

pawprints
11:17pm Jun 16, 2011

Was he high on something...?

Marinyo
9:56pm Jun 16, 2011

It wont be a role model for them because the people there woke up and are already sick of the like the so called religious groups here who dictate our president. A country where the president is too scared to even get rid of groups who treaten the democrasi and treat to overthrow him. Instead these groups get low sentences for crimes, murder and destroy goverment or other people property. Great role model. LMAO. They eventually will become a role model for Indonesia because people wont take it much longer with the corruption and violent infidel groups who say they fight in the name of the religion but actualy work in name of satan..

lifeatsea
1:42pm Jun 15, 2011

Of course SBY wants Indonesia to be the model for North Africa and the Middle East because he is terrified that Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen, etc. -- where the people took to the streets to oust the worthless leaders that made themselves rich on the backs of the suffering populace - might be a model for average Indonesians.


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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that Indonesia could be a model for the emerging democratic movements in North Africa and the Middle East.

“Indonesia can be a model where Islam and democracy exist hand in hand, with no contradiction between the two, despite the fact that we are still facing some challenges to becoming a real model as the world’s largest Muslim nation that practices a true democracy,” Yudhoyono told CNN during an interview with reporter Andrew Stevens.

The president said that he was pleased that Indonesia could uphold democracy while respecting Islamic values.

“If Indonesia can do something like that, then countries in the Middle East and North Africa can also achieve it. Of course, they need to know is that Indonesia’s experience has not been easy,” he said, according to the transcript of the interview sent by CNN's Talk Asia.

But Yudhoyono did acknowledge the existence of radicalism in Indonesia.

“I have to say that there are still a few cells within our society. Radicalism or extremism has always existed from a long time ago in Indonesia.

“Amid international developments there have been influences from the Middle East in Indonesia or from other places,” he said, adding that extremist teaching could pose a threat to moderate Muslims in Indonesia.

“Radicalism is rising, but I can’t say how big they are in terms of percentage but these cells do exist and what worries us is that no matter how small they are with the advances in the information era, openness era, democracy, in the human rights era, extremist teachings or radicalism could disturb the majority of moderate Muslims. That’s why we need to handle it well.”

Talk Asia is CNN's weekly program in which the cable network explores the personalities behind newsmakers in the fields of arts, politics, sports and business. Some of the prominent people Talk Asia has interviewed include China grand slam champion Li Na, football legend Pele and Indian tycoon Ratan Tata.

The interview with President Yudhoyono will air 5:30 p.m. Jakarta time.