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To President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono:

In the wake of the A.A.L. sandal scandal, we call on you to end the criminalisation of children, initiate a fundamental review of the police, and devise urgent reform programmes so that our police carry out their civic duties repsonsibly. Specifically, we ask you to ensure a police apology to A.A.L and support legislative steps for the protection of children. This is a time for you to stand with Indonesian citizens -- we count on you to take all necessary steps to bring about a police force that works for the people, not against them.
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Sandals for Justice
Police in Palu brutally beat fifteen year-old A.A.L. and threatened him with a 5 year jail sentence just for picking up abandoned sandals that belonged to a policeman. But public outrage is simmering and if we ramp up the campaign we could push for an end to this violence.

This is the latest in a series of recent incidents from Aceh to Bima and from Lampung to Cilacap in which the police have turned against our children and vulnerable citizens and abused their power. But people have had enough and are sending a ‘flood of sandals’ to demonstrate their disgust. If we can build on this outcry with a huge public petition to President Yudhoyono we could force him to rein in our police and initiate critical reforms now.

Right now the police are on the back foot, but we have to act fast and ramp up the pressure to make sure A.A.L.'s is the last case of police brutality against our kids. Sign the urgent petition to SBY on the right, then share this with family and friends and by posting on Facebook! When we reach 50,000 signers we’ll deliver it directly to the President with a pair of sandals for each 1000 signers.
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