Indonesia Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) is deeply concern and protest the arrest of Dr. Ir. Sri Bintang Pamungkas, Julius Usman and Saleh Abdullah in the connection of PUDI affair and Iedul Fitri greeting card which stating PUDI's political agenda. PBHI expressed our point of view as follow:

First, PUDI's lebaran card which stating PUDI's political agenda could not be categorized as illegal. Within democracy perspective it is absolutely legal if each institution possess their political agenda and socialize it. It could not be automatically be interpreted as an effort to persuade or invite others to be involved to that agenda. Moreover, PUDI is not an illegal institution dan the activity is non-violently implemented. Such political activity is analogue, for example, with Golkar which socialized to successfully implementing the election and to promote someone as a candidate for president.

PUDI's political agenda and their activities should be seen as a rights to express one's opinion and peaceful assembly which fully guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its articles, United Nations 1948. Such act could not be solved by punishment, but by democratic way and through the parliament procedure.

Second, the use of anti subversion article 11/PNPS/1963 as the ground of investigation and arrest of Sri Bintang Pamungkas cs clearly proofed that the government is not serious in their will to discard that very repressive regulation. Eventhough the anti subversion law is still positively operative up till now, but clearly its application on the context of will to establish democracy and respect the human rights. Experience has showed that this law has become the primadona to hit the differences on the citizen's political point of view, and become the tools to maintain the status-quo condition. Therefore, the application of this law should be criticized.

Third, whether PBHI is on accordance or not with PUDI's political agenda stated on that lebaran greeting card, our opinion is what have been done by Sri Bintang Pamungkas cs substantially should be categorized as an effort to grow and develop politic of "frankness culture". Such effort is surely an advantage for the development of democratic atmosphere. Our political culture is directed to the intransparent atmosphere and full with symbols which not only meaningless but also make the people confuse.

Forth, PBHI urge the government (cq. General Attorney of Republic of Indonesia) to discharge Sri Bintang Pamungkas cs and then provide a human and democratic forum to resolve the differences of the political point of view for Sri Bintang Pamungkas cs and others side who possess a different political point of view with the government. Trial mechanism and punishment for such differences is believed to be a great obstacle for the development of democracy