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        "id": 1777048,
        "msgid": "pdip-concerned-over-rising-militarism-and-suppression-of-criticism-1780298080",
        "date": "2026-06-01 13:17:36",
        "title": "PDIP Concerned Over Rising Militarism and Suppression of Criticism",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "PDIP Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto warned against growing militarism and the silencing of critics, stressing that democracy requires open criticism. He criticised President Joko Widodo's second term for turning Indonesia into a populist authoritarian state where the legal system serves power elites, prompting the party to apologise for power abuses during the 2024 elections.",
        "content": "<p>PDIP Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto said the party is concerned\nabout rising militarism coupled with the suppression of freedom of\nexpression. In his speech at the Pancasila Day commemoration event,\nHasto stated that humanity should be a reality in daily life,\nmanifesting as freedom from fear, freedom of speech, association, and\nassembly. He added that this humanity opposes abuses of state apparatus\npower meant to protect the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPDIP is deeply concerned about rising militarism. We also reject all\nforms of silencing critical societal elements, as frequently voiced by\ncivil society recently,\u201d Hasto said at the PDIP Party School in South\nJakarta on 1 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hasto, critical thinking is a political responsibility\nof every Indonesian citizen due to love for the homeland. Criticism\ncannot be met with repression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPDIP is the Indonesian Democratic Party. We must not, based on our\nexperience in government, overlook the importance of criticism in\ndemocracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hasto also referenced former President Joko Widodo in his speech,\nlamenting that Indonesia\u2019s political and economic democracy has shifted\ntowards centralisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially during President Jokowi\u2019s second term, Indonesia has\ntransformed into a populist authoritarian state,\u201d Hasto said.<\/p>\n<p>During the final years of Jokowi\u2019s administration, he said, the legal\nsystem became subservient to power. Law enforcement agencies and state\napparatus have been reduced to tools for electoral mobilisation and\nprotectors of power elites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis happened during the 2024 elections, so at the National Working\nConference, PDIP apologised to the Indonesian people for the\ntransformation of power\u2019s nature due to ambition,\u201d Hasto stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdip-concerned-over-rising-militarism-and-suppression-of-criticism-1780298080",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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