A group of prominent figures and academics from Gerakan Nurani Bangsa\n(Conscience of the Nation Movement) met with PDI Perjuangan chairwoman\nMegawati Soekarnoputri in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta on Monday,\n22 June 2026. Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, a representative of the movement,\nsaid the meeting discussed current issues. \u201cWe talked about community\nlife and governance,\u201d Lukman said after the meeting. The former Minister\nof Religious Affairs declined to provide details of the discussion or\nMegawati\u2019s views. \u201cShe has experienced the long ups and downs of\npolitics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lukman claimed the meeting with Megawati had been planned for some\ntime. He said Gerakan Nurani Bangsa has an agenda to visit national\nfigures, particularly former presidents and vice presidents. He added\nthat in 2025, the movement had already met with Susilo Bambang\nYudhoyono, Jusuf Kalla, and Ma\u2019ruf Amin. Megawati did not give a press\nstatement to the media after the two-hour meeting. She took time for a\nphoto with several representatives of the movement, including Ignatius\nSuharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Franz Magnis-Suseno, Hilmar Farid, and Sinta\nNuriyah, the wife of former president Abdurrahman Wahid. The meeting was\nheld at the Megawati Institute office.<\/p>\n
Another representative who attended, Laode M. Syarif, said one of the\ntopics discussed with Megawati was the legislative process for the\nrevision of the Police Law in the House of Representatives. The revision\nof the Police Law was passed by the DPR on 9 June 2026. Laode said the\nrevision was passed almost without adequate public consultation.\nAccording to the former deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication\nCommission, the resulting law does not reflect the voice of the people.\nHe noted that the DPR and the government did not accommodate\nrecommendations made by the Police Reform Acceleration Commission. \u201cWe\nask the DPR and the government to please pay attention to what the\npublic is voicing,\u201d Laode said.<\/p>\n
The meeting was held amid a national situation facing economic\npressures. President Prabowo is also under pressure from student masses\ndemanding the cessation of various programmes deemed wasteful of state\nfinances, such as the free nutritious meals programme (MBG) and the\nKoperasi Desa Merah Putih (Red and White Village Cooperatives). Students\nalso highlighted the revision of the Police Law. Previously, Chairman of\nHouse Commission III Habiburokhman stated that the deliberation of the\nPolice Law revision had undergone broad public participation. Students\nhave held demonstrations in various regions. Today, the Indonesian\nIslamic Student Movement (PMII) held a protest in front of the DPR\nbuilding to demand an evaluation of various Prabowo programmes.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gerakan-nurani-bangsa-meets-megawati-to-discuss-national-issues-1782129442", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }