Former Chairman of the Constitutional Court Mahfud MD said, Indonesia should be proud when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received awards from other nations

Mahfud MD

Former Chairman of the Constitutional Court Mahfud MD said, Indonesia should be proud when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received awards from other nations. However, on the other hand, people who feel the need to criticize the government of SBY's award.

"I see it from two positions. Positions as a nation and as a people. As a nation, we should be proud of the President was honored as such. Means that in the eyes of the international community and in the midst of another nation, we have a President who appreciated," said Mahfud in Jakarta , Saturday (05/25/2013).

Mahfud not deny many people are questioning the award. Therefore, during the government of SBY, a lot of coverage problem of intolerance to violence. "As people, we should scrutinize the criteria given to it. Apparently not fit the facts on the ground. On harmony, multiculturalism, about the crackdown on anarchism, discriminatory, it's still a lot going on. Nah, the people of us saw it, "he explained.

"Cook pengghargaan president can we not be proud. According to me is not good also if the president can award of any other nation why we do not agree," he said again.

As reported, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to receive an award World Statesman Award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith prestigious foundations in the United States. This is the umpteenth time the President received international awards.