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| | Posted by admin on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 09:00 PM |
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|  | Relations between Indonesia and Australia have soured further after
an Australian newspaper published a cartoon lampooning Indonesia's
leader.
President Yudhoyono's spokesman said the cartoon was "in poor taste"
Indonesia said the drawing, apparently depicting the president and a Papuan as fornicating dogs, was "not helpful".
It followed the publication in an Indonesian newspaper
of a cartoon depicting Australia's prime and foreign ministers as
copulating dingoes.
Tensions arose after Canberra decided to give visas to Papuan asylum seekers.
The group of 42 Papuans arrived in Australia by boat in
January, saying they were fleeing abuses by Indonesia's military in the
restive province.
Indonesia recalled its ambassador, saying it was "surprised and disappointed" by the decision.
'No offence intended'
The cartoon, in The Weekend Australian, depicts what
appears to be Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the
guise of a dog mounting another dog, apparently depicting a Papuan.
The smiling "Yudhoyono" says: "Don't take this the wrong way", above a caption that reads: "No offence intended".
The cartoonist, Bill Leake, told the BBC the work was not intended to depict the Indonesian president.
But he said it was in response to the cartoon which appeared in Indonesia's Rakyat Merdeka newspaper last week.
That cartoon portrayed Australian Prime Minister John
Howard and his Foreign Minister Alexander Downer as mating dingoes,
with Mr Howard saying: "I want Papua!! Alex! Try to make it happen."
'Tasteless and grotesque'
Australia joined Indonesia in criticising Mr Leake's drawing.
"From a personal perspective, I find the cartoon
tasteless and offensive and see no merit of any kind in its
publication," Mr Downer said in a statement.
President Yudhoyono's spokesman, Andi Mallarangeng, said
the cartoon was "in poor taste", adding that the publication of such
images by newspapers "demonstrates the level of their quality".
On Thursday, Mr Downer condemned the Rakyat Merdeka cartoon as "tasteless and grotesque".
Mr Howard, however, said he was unfazed.
"I've been in this game a long time. If I got offended
by cartoons - golly heavens above, give us a break," he said, adding
that he planned to visit Indonesia soon. | |
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