Polemic on MPRS decree revocation<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
The polemic on the revocation of decree No.XXV\/1966 of the
\nProvisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) has recently
\ntaken a swift turn upward after President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus
\nDur) repeatedly said that the revocation of the decree was
\nimportant. According to Gus Dur, the essence is, it is not wise
\nof the government to punish family relations of people who are
\nsuspected of involvement in the now defunct Indonesian Communist
\nParty (PKI). Gus Dur even said that parents might have been PKI
\nmembers but that their children were now pious. The President's
\nstatement has the support of a number of well-known figures,
\nincluding the chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB)
\nMatori Abdul Djalil.<\/p>\n
According to chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly
\n(MPR) Amien Rais, the revocation of the decree is dependent on
\nthe MPR, not on the President's statement. And the MPR he chairs
\nwill not revoke the decree. He even placed a bet of having his
\nhair cut if the decree was revoked (Republika, April 5).<\/p>\n
The rejection of the revocation of the decree also came from
\nthe Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) general chairman K.H.
\nHusein Umar and constitutional law expert Harun Alrasyid.
\nHowever, the government's attitude and treatment of the relatives
\nof members of the banned PKI needs redefining.<\/p>\n
Looking into the contents of said MPRS decree on the banning
\nof PKI in the Republic of Indonesia and the prohibition of the
\ndissemination of communism, Marxism and Leninism, it needs
\nclarifying if those ideologies are really atheistic. If that is
\nthe case, they are certainly against the Pancasila state
\nideology, i.e. the principle of God the Almighty. The consequence
\nis that the MPRS decree must be maintained, because the
\nrevocation of the MPRS decree will mean the trampling of the
\nstate's basis and philosophy. Once again, it is absolutely true,
\nprovided that communism, Marxism and Leninism are teachings based
\non atheism.<\/p>\n
FAISOL<\/p>\n
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