Prabowo, an exemplary citizen<\/p>\n
It was reported recently that Prabowo made a three-day blitz
\ntour in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
It is my opinion that we pay tribute to this gentleman, who to
\nthis date, is the only high-ranking armed forces officer to make
\npublic that he was responsible for certain actions undertaken by
\nhis unit of special forces.<\/p>\n
As we have read in the past, he had an outstanding career and
\nhas shown character which can be made the standard of behavior
\nfor all of us. He accepted a post, and accepted responsibility
\nand accountability for that.<\/p>\n
As far as I can remember, that former president director
\nAbdulgani of Bank Duta did not do so and instead let Dicky
\nIskandar Dinata go to prison for wrongful behavior, and he went
\nfree with the other directors and commissioners.<\/p>\n
I do not understand how this person now can become president
\ndirector of Garuda? How can Garuda personnel be proud to serve
\nunder such a leader?<\/p>\n
The same applies to Djiwandono as the former BI governor,
\nshielding himself behind instructions from former president
\nSoeharto to extend improper credit to Texmaco and other misdeeds
\nas a professional.<\/p>\n
He completely \"forgets\" that Soeharto did not include in his
\ninstructions to \"trespass\" laws and regulations, etc.<\/p>\n
So if he did execute against laws and regulations, just as the
\nformer minister of forestry gave Rp 400 billion from
\nreforestation funds to Habibie of PT IPTN, they are both solely
\nresponsible.<\/p>\n
If there is friction internally in the military, as written in
\nKompas, Jan. 10, 2000, it indeed shows that they are now
\nrechecking the past realities -- deeds against their credo:
\n\"from the people, for the people\", what they have contributed in
\nthe development of the republic during the past 32 years and what
\nthey have done for and to the people.<\/p>\n
This is quite a tall order, and very commendable, and we
\nshould be helpful to them without accusing. They themselves
\nshould come to conclusion against their credo and our
\nconstitution and laws, what went wrong or what is wrong, so that
\nthey can renew their commitment for 2000 at a fast pace.<\/p>\n
Again Prabowo is exemplary, a true leader with the rare
\ncorrect personal attributes; Professor Sumitro and his family can
\nbe proud of this son of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
I humbly salute Prabowo as one of the 210 million civilian
\nIndonesians in the street, and I am grateful that he was and is
\nthere. I deplore all the misleading smearing intrigue and
\ncharacter assassination against this brilliant and valuable
\ncitizen of Indonesia, and urge President Abdurrahman Wahid and
\nVice President Megawati to correct the misdeeds against this
\nperson, and clean the dirt thrown at him. I urge the media to
\narrive upon the insight that they did do wrong in assisting in
\nthose efforts ... !<\/p>\n
I wish fervently that he can very soon contribute further in
\nresetting the values and direction of our republic.<\/p>\n
Y. SANTO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-an-exemplary-citizen-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }