Urgently Need Support

Tuesday/March 29, 2011 Anand Krishna has been on hunger strike for 21 days (3 weeks). After his arbitrary arrest by the Team of Judges. In my opinion, the arrest of the inter-religious spiritual activist violates Indonesian Weltanschauung: Pancasila (5 basic principles). Especially, the second principle: Just and Civilized Humanity.

From humanity point of view, we all know that the man who was born 54 years ago was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer) in 1991. His doctor predicted that his life expectancy was only 3 months. Now he also suffers from a heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

The medical records can prove the facts mentioned above. However, the Team of Judges enacted the arrest unexpectedly. Allegedly, there could be some pressure from other parties which results in an unfair trial.

From justice point of view, I’d like to quote Adnan Buyung Nasution, a senior lawyer and famous human right activist from Indonesia, “I have been practicing my occupation in the field of laws for 50 years. This is the first time I saw something like this: a judge who had already accused somebody guilty before he delivered the official verdict of the court,” said Adnan Buyung after he visited Anand Krishna at the Police Hospital, in Kramat Jati, Jakarta, Thursday (24/3/2011).

Buyung added that the judge’s action is incautious and violates the Criminal Code Procedures article 158 and judge’s code of ethic about independence and impartiality.

“Try to imagine, the case is pending; only 9 of the 25 witnesses have been cross-examined, we still have to hear the prosecutors’ demand, we have not heard the defendant’s plea, and there is not yet the court’s verdict. It means there is not enough evidence that he (Anand Krishna) is guilty,” explained Buyung.

The last one from the point of view of civilization is that human beings are endowed with conscience. This conscience is sometimes obscured by the noise of political (read: power) and economic (read: money) interests.

In this context, Mahatma Gandhi’s appeal has found its relevance in this 21st century, “When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Remember it - always."

This article was translated by Sister Sylvia who is working in Belgium now. Many thanks Sister.

I kindly request your support for the release of Anand Krishna. Now it’s the 21th (3rd week) no single grain on rice entered the stomach of the productive author of 140 books.You can read his article at http://www.aumkar.org/eng/

Thank you very much and sweet greetings from Indonesia. Urgently need your support from all over the world for justice in Indonesia and Anand Krishna's freedom.

http://www.freeanandkrishna.com/en/

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/43856.html

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Comment by Nugroho Angkasa on April 28, 2011 at 10:37am: Dear All Member in PeaceNext, Mr. Anand Krishna has stopped his hunger strike that last for 50 days. Because the jugde has resigned the the detentian letter. Now he is taking care at home for recovery. After that, he will continues the struggle for justice in the court. We do belive that the sexual harrasement is fake. It a conpiracy to shut up his activities to spread love, peace and harmony in our country Indonesia. Many thanks for your support so far, we still need your prayers and blessings...

Comment by Nugroho Angkasa on April 20, 2011 at 2:14am: Thank U Mystic Tourist, what is ur FB account? This is mine http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=523499522

Comment by Mystic Tourist on April 19, 2011 at 8:49pm: I puzzled a way to post the petition on my personal Facebook account, no help from the petition site. Thank you for your effort on behalf of justice.

Comment by Mystic Tourist on April 19, 2011 at 8:16pm: I have signed the petition. I would like to share this on Facebook but the link does not work on the petition site.

Comment by Nugroho Angkasa on April 16, 2011 at 7:41am: This note was written by Gerard Barrie on the 36th day of Anand Krishna's hunger strike. Today is the 39th day, his life is in danger in every walking hours. SOS Urgently need a quick respond to press Indonesian Goverement.

http://freeanandkrishna.com/en/ Thanks

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Sign the petition and also pass it on: Today, Wednesday April 13rd, 2011 is the thirty sixth day of Anand Krishna's hunger strike and he is very close to death in an Indonesian Police Hospital as it seems he is being systematically starved to death rather than being offered the chance of a fair trial.

Sign the petition at www.gopetition.com -Free Anand Krishna - do not silence his voice of nationality, harmony mission, and his principal of unity in diversity

This is a totally bizarre case possibly involving false memory syndrome and what appears to be denying the accused anything remotely resembling a fair trial to such a degree that that he had no choice but to go on hunger strike from March 9th,2011 in a non-violent struggle for a just trial for him and justice for others in his home country of Indonesia.
Today, Wednesday April 13rd, 2011 is the thirty sixth day of Anand Krishna's hunger strike and he is very close to death in an Indonesian Police Hospital as it seems he is being systematically starved to death rather than being offered the chance of a fair trial.

He has lost 25 kg weight can hardly open his eyes or speak some words.

Although it appears quite obvious that there is something more sinister involved in this process other than an accusation of sexual harassment using as evidence what could well be false memory syndrome, I am contacting you in the hope that you can shed some light on the situation in order for Anand Krishna to get the fair trial that every human being deserves.

I must also point out that the Indonesian judicial system has a notorious reputation for corruption, so much so that in 2002 the UN inspector described it as one of the worst cases he had seen.

Anand Krishna has been detained in prison from March 9th 2011 after he had been attending court since August over an accusation of sexual harassment from one of his former students,a nineteen year old woman who had this realization after undergoing hypnotherapy.

Dewi Pratomo admitted in the media that she had been practicing hypnotherapy for twenty years although the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI) said that she had just completed her distance learning education in February 2009. (email of the Director of Distance Education HMI, Elaine Perliss C.Ht. at elaine@hypnosis.edu dated Dec 15, 2010).

Another Hypnotherapist Wowiek Prasantyo Mardigu also claimed in the court that he had undertaken a 9 months long training with the Hypnotherapy Training Institute (HTI), but the director of the institution denied his claim (an Email from the director of the HTI -

Randal Churchill at churchill@hypnotheraphy.com dated on Dec 21, 2010 confirmed that this was not true).
In court, Mardigu, also said that he would do anything according to the order of the clients who had paid him.
Dewi Pratomo also claimed in the media that after isolating the accuser from the outside world for four months and conducting forty five sessions of hypnotherapies, she had successfully recovered repressed memories of the accuser and there was sexual abuse.

However, according to many hypnotherapy experts, forty five sessions of hypnotherapy within four months was not only UNETHICAL, but also could lead to implanting false memories. ( no programe in AAF was designed or offered that isolated a person from the outside world)

Therefore on March 9th,2011 on this evidence and the evidence of the accuser, Anand Krishna was ordered to be detained despite his serious health condition and full cooperation in attending court proceedings since August and remains in detention on hunger strike today even though the trial has been going on close to eight months with no evidence and no substantial witness

His lawyer Darwin Aritonang SH has pointed out that this detention clearly violates the law and the human rights figure and lawyer Adnand Buyong Nasution has also expressed his doubts over this procedure saying "I have been practicing my occupation in the field of law for 50 years.This is the first time I saw something like this. There is a judge who already pronounced a defendant guilty before he delivers the official verdict of court."

Dewi Pratomo, Tara’s personal theraphist, was also allowed by court to become expert witness in the trial,thereby denying any chances of objectivety and conflict of interest.

Right now, the case is only relying on the expert witness, the two hypnotheraphists whose educational and proffessional credentials are in serious doubt and the prosecuting lawyer also Criminal Lawyer, Dr Satrio from Indonesian University, who is a known supporter of the Islamic Defender Front FPI.

The Islamic Defender Front (FPI) the notoriously violent and extreme Islamic Group also attended Anand Krishna's trial on Sept 16th, 2011 although they have never been known to attend such a trial before. (for more info on this group see http://en wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic Defenders Front)

Through his actions, Anand Krishna has been an advocate of peace and understanding among the people's of his country Indonesia and it seems that these unfortunate events have come about at a time when it appears that a small but very powerful section of the religious community is striving for the implementation of religious-based law in Indonesia despite the heterogeneous nature of it's population. .

He has spoken to millions through television shows,radio talks,in-house trainings,books,newspaper interviews and articles,as well as daily meetings and workshops held at Anand Ashram (affiliated with the United Nations),One Earth Retreat Center, Anand Krishna Center and Graha Indonesia which he established.

Therefore only the most callous of people would not agree that Anand Krishna should be released from detention to avoid being systematically starved to death and allowed to face a fair trial.

Comment by Nugroho Angkasa on April 1, 2011 at 10:35pm: Thank U very much Sister Arbania, May Truth be prevailed soon. Amen

Comment by Arbania Fitriani on March 31, 2011 at 10:43pm: Nugroho.. i will share ur notes to message so everyone can read your notes thx

Comment by Nugroho Angkasa on March 30, 2011 at 1:15am: Thank U Shree C K P Swamiji, today is 22th day, there is no attention from the goverment, eventhough his body is getting weak now, he suffered high blood tension, diabetes and heart disease. Please pray for us here in Indonesia, especially for Anand Krishna, the Peace Maker who is arrested by the goverment

Comment by shree c k p swamiji on March 30, 2011 at 12:49am: GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT ANAND KRISHNA

YES HE NEED FREEDOM HE IS PEACE MAKER