ABRI's new leadership

ABRI's new leadership

We all know the government is working hard to overcome the
current crisis. One consequence that this brings, however, is a
heightened degree of vulnerability to security disturbances. With
this background factor in mind, it may be said that the new
leadership of the Armed Forces (ABRI) is shouldering a
particularly heavy burden, considering that both the upcoming
session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the
monetary crisis have the political content that could be easily
exploited to trigger acts of violence and social upheaval.

It is therefore reasonable for people to hope that ABRI's new
leadership will continue to take the right measures to ensure the
upcoming MPR session will proceed smoothly, and that the ongoing
monetary crisis can be overcome in as little time as possible.
Whether such hopes can be realized will depend a good deal on the
public's support. We therefore call on everyone who would like to
see those challenges surmounted speedily to work side by side
with ABRI.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta