Security approach no longer needed: Political observer<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Daniel Dhakidae has backed
\nthe call for an end to the Armed Forces (ABRI) \"security
\napproach\" in national development, saying it is time to return
\npeople's lives to normalcy.<\/p>\n
\"The security approach is not a goal, but merely a
\nprerequisite in carrying out national development,\" Daniel
\nDhakidae said in a seminar yesterday on Indonesia facing the 21st
\ncentury.<\/p>\n
Although security is necessary and people should have a sense
\nof its importance, he said it was not a national objective for
\nwhich all things, including human lives, could be sacrificed.<\/p>\n
In this reform era, he said, the security approach of the
\nmilitary was fast becoming obsolete. In its place, one
\nemphasizing social welfare and humanity must be used, he added.<\/p>\n
\"We should learn from cases (of rights violations) in Aceh,
\nEast Timor and Irian Jaya. How many people have been killed in
\nthe three regions because of the security approach employed by
\nthe military?\"<\/p>\n
Dhakidae made his remarks in response to former minister of
\ndefense and security Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat's criticism of
\nPresident Habibie's state of the nation speech on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
Edi chided Habibie for saying the security approach was now
\nout of date and should be discarded. Edi contended the concept
\nwas still important and could not be separated from national
\nlife.<\/p>\n
Habibie said in the address that the social welfare approach
\nshould be advanced. Among the ways to achieve the goal, Habibie
\nsaid, was by campaigning for human rights, democratization and by
\nencouraging public participation in national development.<\/p>\n
When asked to comment on the troubles besetting Aceh, East
\nTimor and Irian Jaya provinces, Dhakidae supported full autonomy
\nfor the first two and believed East Timorese should be allowed to
\nconduct a referendum on its fate.<\/p>\n
\"All this should be done in order to win back the people's
\nhearts in the three provinces,\" he said. (rms)<\/p>",
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