Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Sifton, for coming to testify before the committee and provide us with a portrait of the latest developments in the situation today.
During your presentation, you spoke of 214 attacks being committed. These incidents are mainly attacks against churches and cases of arson. These events have caused deaths and injuries. You talked about government complicity, religious intolerance, inertia in the face of violence and the deterioration of the climate.
My first question concerns the Indonesian judiciary. Does it seem to you to be independent and impartial, particularly in cases of violent attacks against religious minorities, allegations of blasphemy or discrimination on grounds of religion and beliefs? Do the judges seem to you to be free and willing to give objective decisions? Especially when the members of the Indonesian security forces are involved, can they give a decision in complete freedom, without outside interference?