Abolition, New Order trick

Abolition, New Order trick

From Rakyat Merdeka

The crisis befalling Indonesia is a major consequence of the blunder made during the 32-year rule of the New Order regime under Soeharto.

This crisis has been protracted, with the emergence of the post-Soeharto government of reformists who are too immature to lead the country. They have assumed the position of a new force that is supposed to save the nation from the economic quandary.

The present government comprises reform figures devoid of the populist spirit once cherished and fostered by first-president Sukarno.

The proposed granting of an "abolition" (revocation of charges) to Soeharto due to his deteriorating state of health constitutes disguised trickery by remaining New Order conspirators to subvert history for the second time, by sacrificing the population for the sake of a safe haven for Soeharto and his cronies.

In order to resolve the accumulating issues the nation is facing, President Megawati should first have the courage to straighten out our history factually and openly, followed by the formation of a transitional government firmly based on the Pancasila state philosophy and the 1945 Constitution, truly imbued with the aspirations of the Aug. 17, 1945 proclamation of independence.

HASAN

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