Settlement of Soeharto's case<\/p>\n
From Suara Karya<\/p>\n
Polemics about the case of former president Soeharto have led
\nthe national elite to come up with an idea to find a political
\nsettlement of the case. These political elite may have forgotten
\nthe consequence of the political settlement of the case involving
\nSukarno, Indonesia's first president and the person who
\nproclaimed Indonesia's independence. We now know that the New
\nOrder's political settlement of Sukarno's case, despite its
\nrelevance to Sukarno's political mistakes, was not a proportional
\nsettlement.<\/p>\n
The present government would like to seek a similar political
\nsettlement regarding the alleged corruption, collusion and
\nnepotism (KKN) practices by former president Soeharto. The fact
\nthat Soeharto has been indicted for these alleged KKN practices,
\nwith an emphasis on corruption, indicates that his case is a
\nlegal matter. If this case is interpreted politically, everything
\nwill be blurred and superficial because a political matter is
\nusually both broad in scope and general in nature. Turning this
\ncase into a political matter may also be great torture to
\nSoeharto and his family. However, if the government is consistent
\nwith law enforcement, not only will Soeharto and his family have
\nto account for their misdeeds, but also his cronies.<\/p>\n
Obviously, and in my opinion, any attempt to turn Soeharto's
\ncase into a political matter is absolutely wrong. However, this
\nmay be deliberately attempted in order to prevent Soeharto's
\ncronies from being implicated.<\/p>\n
Another thing to consider is that creating such a condition
\nis no certainty about settling this case legally which is
\ntantamount to politically punishing Soeharto. Perhaps this is the
\ncondition that the law enforcers expect to prevail until Soeharto
\ncan no longer be brought to court because of ill health. It must
\nbe borne in mind though that a mistaken settlement of Soeharto's
\ncase is tantamount to trampling his basic rights as a citizen who
\nmust be treated equally to other citizens before the law.<\/p>\n
AL ILYAS AKBAR<\/p>\n
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