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U N I A in te r n a s io n a lh e b o h . S itu s W ik ile a k s y a n g d ig a w a n g i o le h J u -lia n A s s a n g e m e m b u k a s is i la in te n ta n g h u b u n g a n in te r n a s io n a l: d ip lo m a s i y a n g r a p u h . K e -h a d ir a n W ik ile a k s s e ja k 2 0 0 6s e b a g a i s itu s y a n g m e n y e d ia k a n b e r a g a m in f o r m a s i d a n d o k u -m e n r a h a s ia , -m a u ta k -m a u h a m s d ip e r h itu n g k a n s e b a g a i p e d a n g b e r m a ta d u a b a g i s ta b ilita s g lo b a l.
T e n tu k e h a d ir a n m e d ia b a r u in i m e n u a i p u jia n d a n k r itik . S a la h s a tu p e n g h a r g a a n y a n g s e m p a t d ir a ih n y a a d a la h U K
M e d ia A w a r d d a r i o r g a n is a s i h a k a s a s i m a n u s ia , A m n e s ty I n te r -n a tio -n a l u -n tu k p u b lik a s i ta h u -n 2 0 0 8 . P u b lik a s i in i b e r k is a h m e -n g e -n a i p e m b u -n u h a -n y a n g d ila k u k a n o le h p o lis i d i K e n y a d e n g a n ju d u l " K e n y a : T h e C r y B lo o d E x tr a J u d ic ia l K illin g s a n d D is a p p e a r a n c e s " y a n g d ig a r a p o le h K o m is i N a s io n a l H a k A s a s i M a n u -s ia K e n y a . N a m u n , o r g a n i-s a -s i y a n g -s a m a ju g a m e n g k r itik W ik i-le a k s k a r e n a m e m b u k a d o k u m e n r a h a s ia m e n g e n a i p e r a n g A f -g a n is ta n y a n -g a k a n m e n -g a n c a m k e s e la m a ta n w a r g a A f g a n is ta n ( H e r a l d S u n , 1 1 / 8 / 2 0 1 0 ) . K o n tr o v e r s i d a n k r itik b a g i W ik ile a k s te r u s b e r la n ju t s e ir in g d e n g a n p e m u n c u la n d o k u m e n - d o k u m e n p e r a n g I r a k ( O k to b e r 2 0 1 0 ) d a n k a b e l d ip lo m a tik A m e r ik a S e r ik a t ( N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 0 ) .
T e r le p a s d a r i p u jia n d a n k r itik , W ik ile a k s m e n y a ta k a n d ir in y a s e b a g a i o r g a n is a s i n o n p r o f it y a n g b e r tu ju a n u n tu k m e m b e b e r k a n r e z im o to r ite r d i k a w a s a n A s ia , b e k a s n e g a r a - n e g a r a R u s ia , A f r i-k a , d a n T im u r T e n g a h . D i s a m p in g itu , W ii-k ile a i-k s ju g a b e r s e d ia m e m b a n tu u n tu k m e n g u n g k a p k a n p e r ila k u tid a k e tis d a n k e ti-d a k a ti-d ila n s u a tu p e m e r in ta h a n d i w ila y a h y a n g m e m b u tu h k a n d u k u n g a n n y a . D e n g a n tu ju a n in i, m u n g k in s a ja W ik ile a k s m e n -c o b a u n tu k m e n g e m b a lik a n d e m o k r a s i p a d a m a s y a r a k a t d e n g a n c a r a m e m b u k a s a lu r a n in f o r m a s i s e lu a s - I u a s n y a b a g i p u b lik . H a r a p a n n y a , tr a n s p a r a n s i d a n k e m e r d e k a a n in f o r m a s i in i d a p a t d im a n f a a tk a n o le h m a s y a r a k a t u n tu k m e n e n tu k a n m a n a y a n g . b a ik u n tu k d ir in y a .
N a m u n , s e b e b a s - b e b a s n y a s is te m d e m o k r a s i, te ta p a d a s is i r a h a s ia y a n g p e r lu d is im p a n . S e tid a k n y a f u tu r is A lv in T o f f le r m e -n g u -n g k a p k a -n , jik a p a r le m e -n d a n p e m e r in ta h s u lit u n tu k m e -n g o -n tr o l s itu a s i- - k e tik a d a ta in te lije n b e r c a m p u r - b a u r d e n g a n k e g ia ta n s e h a r i- h a r i m a s y a r a k a t, b e g itu te r d e s e n tr a lis a s i, ju g a ta k a d a b a ta s y a n g je la s a n ta r a k e p e n tin g a n p r ib a d i d a n b is n is s e -h in g g a m e n ia d a k a n k o n tr o l
. y a n g e f e k tif - - m a k a d e m o k r a s i b e r a d a d i a m b a n g k e h a n c u r a n ( P o w e s h if t, 1 9 9 1 ) .A p a la g i s a a t in i k ita ju g a b e r h a d a p a n d e n g a n a k s i te r o r is m e , p e la n g -g a r a n h a k a s a s i m a n u s ia ( H A M ) , k e c e n d e r u n g a n to ta li-ta r ia n is m e , d a n k e lo m p o k k e lo m p o k f a n a tik y a n g b e r b a -h a y a . S u k a ta k s u k a d e m o k r a s i tid a k a k a n b e r ta h a n ta n p a r a -h a s ia .
D e n g a n d e m ik ia n , k e r a h a s i-a i-a n d i-a n tr i-a n s p i-a r i-a n s i in f o r -m a s i -m e r u p a k a n d u a s is i d e m o k r a s i y a n g ta k te r -p is a h k a n . P a d a titik in ila h k ita h a m s m a m p u u n tu k m e n g e lo la in f o r m a s i y a n g b e r s if a t r a -h a s ia d a n b e r s if a t u m u m . D a la m k o n te k s k ita , m a s y a r a k a t p e r lu d id o r o n g b a h w a k ita tid a k p e r lu ta k u t u n tu k m e n g a k s e s in f o r m a s i
k a r e n a h a k k ita d ija m in o le h , , U n d a n g - U n d a n g N o . 1 4 T a h u n .
2 0 0 8 te n ta n g K e te b u k a a n I n f o r m a s i P u b lik . D i s is i y a n g la in , m a s y a r a k a tju g a ja n g a n s a m p a i b e r s ik a p a n tip a ti te r h a d a p R a n -c a n g a n U n d a n g - U n d a n g ( R U U ) R a h a s ia N e g a r a y ~ g s e d a n ? . d ib a h a s . M e m a n g p a d a k e n y a ta a n n y a p e n g e lo la a n in f o r m a s i i m
tid a k m u d a h a p a la g i te r k a it d e n g a n in f o r m a s i y a n g s e n s itif s e p e r -ti p e n g u n g k a p a n k a s u s k e m a tia n a k tiv is H A M I n d o n e s ia , M u n ir S a id T h a lib .
S a la h s a tu k a b e l W ik ile a k s y a n g d ila p o r k a n o le h s itu s H A M , w w w .h u m a n r ig h tf ir s t.o r g , m e n g in f o r m a s ik a n m u n c u ln y a b u k ti te n ta n g p e la k u in te le k tu a l p e m b u n u h a n M u n ir . S o n ta k s a ja la p o -r a n y a n g d itu lis D a v id D a n z ig b e -r ju d u l 'W ik ile a k s C a b le s : E v i-d e n ts in H a n i-d P o in ts to " M a s te r m in i-d " B e h in d A s s a s in a tio n o f P r o m in e n t I n d o n e s ia n R ig h t A c tiv is t" m e n im b u l b e r a g a m ta n g g a p a n p r o - k o n tr a d a r i m a s y a r a k a t. S e tid a k n y a a h s a tu c a r a u n tu k m e n a n g g a p i la p o r a n te r s e b u t a d a la h m e la k u k a n v e r if ik a s i.
J u r n a lis B ill K o v a c h d a n T o m R o s e n s tie l ju g a m e n y e b u tk a n d is ip lin v e r if ik a s i s e b a g a i in tis a r iju r n a lis m e . M u n g k in K o v a c h d a n R o s e n s tie l m e lih a t d is ip lin v e r if ik a s i s a n g a t b e r h u b u n g a n d e n g a n k e te r b u k a a n m e to d e d a n s u m b e r - s u m b e r in f o r m a s in y a s e h in g g a p e n g u n g k a p a n k e b e n a r a n m e n ja d i tu ju a n u ta m ~ y a .
W ik ile a k s je la s m e n ja d i m o m e n tu m b a g i k ita u n tu k m e m m b a n g k e m b a li e f e k tiv ita s s is te m d e m o k r a s i y a n g s e d a n g b e r la n g -s u n g , k h u -s u -s n y a te n ta n g k e m e r d e k a a n in f o r m a s i. B a g a im a n a p u n s e tia p p ih a k p e r lu m e m b e r ik a n d u k u n g a n d e m i te r c a p a in y a k e b e n a r a n d a n m e m b o n g k a r k e b o b r o k a n .
K e r a p k a li n y a w a m e n ja d i ta r u h a n n y a s e p e r ti y a n g d ia la m i w a r ta w a n ta b lo id P e l a n g i , A lf r e ts M ir u le w a n ( 2 8 ) s a a t m e lip u t k e la n g k a a n b a h a n b a k a r d i A m b o n b a r u - b a r u in i. J e n a z a h n y a d ite m u k a n d i p e la b u h a n P a n ta i W o n r e li, K is a r , M a lu k u B a r a t D a y a , J u m a t d in i h a r i, 1 7D e s e m b e r 2 0 1 0 .
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