Mayor of Palu denies "deviance" in his city in response to Malaysian politician accusing LGBT disasters

Many of us expected the most conservative politicians in Indonesia to join opposition leader Zahid Hamidi's attempts to criticize politics by blaming last month's earthquake and tsunami in the center of the country. of Sulawesi from the rise of LGBT activities, especially in the provincial capital, Palu.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Fortunately, this has not been the case so far. Instead, the mayor of Palu, Hidayat, went out to demystify Zahid's theory (though insensitively)."data-reactid =" 19 ">Fortunately, this has not been the case so far. Instead, the mayor of Palu, Hidayat, went out to demystify Zahid's theory (though insensitively).

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""I think there are deviant activities in every region, but I have never seen it in Palu. Maybe there is, but I ask everyone to be introspective, to ask Allah for instructions, "he said. Kumparan yesterday, which implies that he still believes in divine chastisement despite everything."data-reactid =" 20 ">"I think there are deviant activities in every region, but I have never seen it in Palu. Maybe there is, but I ask everyone to be introspective, to ask Allah for instructions, "he said. Kumparan yesterday, which implies that he still believes in divine chastisement despite everything.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""Maybe politicians and experts have different points of view. Some might say that it was a divine punishment, but there are also expert opinions from those who have done extensive research. ""data-reactid =" 21 ">"Maybe politicians and experts have different points of view. Some might say that it was a divine punishment, but there are also expert opinions from those who have done extensive research. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The spokesperson Sutopo, of the National Agency for the Reduction of Natural Disasters (BNPB), is relentlessly informing Indonesia and the world of new natural disasters that have occurred recently in the country (despite the diagnosis of cancer of the lung at stage four), also refused to be reduced to Zahid level."data-reactid =" 22 ">The spokesperson Sutopo, of the National Agency for the Reduction of Natural Disasters (BNPB), is relentlessly informing Indonesia and the world of new natural disasters that have occurred recently in the country (despite the diagnosis of cancer of the lung at stage four), also refused to be reduced to Zahid level.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""For a geologist, the earthquake and tsunami in Palu were initiated by the displacement of the tectonic plates. For a planning expert, the disasters in Palu were caused by the lack of disaster mitigation in spatial planning, "he said. Kumparan aujourd & # 39; hui."data-reactid =" 23 ">"For a geologist, the earthquake and tsunami in Palu were initiated by the displacement of the tectonic plates. For a planning expert, the disasters in Palu were caused by the lack of disaster mitigation in spatial planning, "he said. Kumparan aujourd & # 39; hui.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""For someone of religion, they can see this as a divine punishment and a warning from Allah so that people do not sin. Everyone has the right to perceive [the cause] disasters as they hear. ""data-reactid =" 24 ">"For someone of religion, they can see this as a divine punishment and a warning from Allah so that people do not sin. Everyone has the right to perceive [the cause] disasters as they hear. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Tuesday, the besieged Zahid, who is is currently facing 45 counts of corruption-related charges, said the double disaster that struck central Sulawesi was a divine punishment and warned that Malaysians could face something similar if they did not abandon their sinful behavior."data-reactid =" 25 ">Tuesday, the besieged Zahid, who is is currently facing 45 counts of corruption-related charges, said the double disaster that struck central Sulawesi was a divine punishment and warned that Malaysians could face something similar if they did not abandon their sinful behavior.

"If we look at the situation in Malaysia, we are concerned about the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Palu, Indonesia, where it is thought that more than 1,000 of them were involved in acts of violence. [LGBTQ+] activities, "he said.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""But the whole region was destroyed as part of God's punishment."data-reactid =" 29 ">"But the whole region was destroyed as part of God's punishment.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = ""I would like to ask, as part of the work of the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim), to implement the Mukhayyam outreach program to help the LGBTQ + community and other measures taken by government agencies and other states, and to state the effectiveness of this program so that we can avoid a similar punishment from God, including those who clearly reject LGBTQ +. ""data-reactid =" 30 ">"I would like to ask, as part of the work of the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim), to implement the Mukhayyam outreach program to help the LGBTQ + community and other measures taken by government agencies and other states, and to state the effectiveness of this program so that we can avoid a similar punishment from God, including those who clearly reject LGBTQ +. "

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The Mukhayyam program mentioned by Zahid has LGBT activists have called the program "brainwashing" trying to make transgender people change their identity."data-reactid =" 31 ">The Mukhayyam program mentioned by Zahid has LGBT activists have called the program "brainwashing" trying to make transgender people change their identity.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Zahid is far from the first to describe the double disaster of Sulawesi as the result of God's wrath. Extremist Islamist preachers in Indonesia have spread conspiracy theories that they were the result of idolatry and extremist groups have threatened several ceremonies of traditional Javanese culture., claiming that their animist origins could irritate God and lead to more disasters."data-reactid =" 32 ">Zahid is far from the first to describe the double disaster of Sulawesi as the result of God's wrath. Extremist Islamist preachers in Indonesia have spread conspiracy theories that they were the result of idolatry and extremist groups have threatened several ceremonies of traditional Javanese culture., claiming that their animist origins could irritate God and lead to more disasters.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "But it is truly shocking to see a politician from another country trying to connect the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi – killing more than 2,000 people and displacing nearly 90,000 people – with the treatment accorded by Indonesia to his LGBTQ + community."data-reactid =" 33 ">But it is truly shocking to see a politician from another country trying to connect the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi – killing more than 2,000 people and displacing nearly 90,000 people – with the treatment accorded by Indonesia to his LGBTQ + community.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Although homosexuality is not criminalized in Indonesia as in Malaysia (not yet at least), the LGBTQ + community has been increasingly persecuted here in recent years due to: politicized moral panics, with vigilante raids, police arrests and state-sponsored discrimination, making many LGBTQ + individuals here are terrified for their safety. Adding to stigmatize them further by claiming that they are the cause of natural disasters is an insult to all logic and humanity.

But Zahid did not have much credibility in these departments before. Last week he was formally seized of 45 counts of abuse of power by the former DPM.including breach of trust and money laundering related to a charity run by family members. "data-reactid =" 34 ">Although homosexuality is not criminalized in Indonesia as in Malaysia (not yet at least), the LGBTQ + community has been increasingly persecuted here in recent years due to: politicized moral panics, with vigilante raids, police arrests and state-sponsored discrimination, making many LGBTQ + individuals here are terrified for their safety. Adding to stigmatize them further by claiming that they are the cause of natural disasters is an insult to all logic and humanity.

But Zahid did not have much credibility in these departments before. Last week he was formally seized of 45 counts of abuse of power by the former DPM.including breach of trust and money laundering related to a charity run by family members.

Mayor of the Palu case denies the "deviance" in his city in response to the Malaysian politician, accusing the LGBT disasters, first appeared on Coconuts.