Gerakan Nurani Bangsa Meets Megawati to Discuss National Issues
A group of prominent figures and academics from Gerakan Nurani Bangsa (Conscience of the Nation Movement) met with PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta on Monday, 22 June 2026. Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, a representative of the movement, said the meeting discussed current issues. “We talked about community life and governance,” Lukman said after the meeting. The former Minister of Religious Affairs declined to provide details of the discussion or Megawati’s views. “She has experienced the long ups and downs of politics,” he said.
Lukman claimed the meeting with Megawati had been planned for some time. He said Gerakan Nurani Bangsa has an agenda to visit national figures, particularly former presidents and vice presidents. He added that in 2025, the movement had already met with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jusuf Kalla, and Ma’ruf Amin. Megawati did not give a press statement to the media after the two-hour meeting. She took time for a photo with several representatives of the movement, including Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Franz Magnis-Suseno, Hilmar Farid, and Sinta Nuriyah, the wife of former president Abdurrahman Wahid. The meeting was held at the Megawati Institute office.
Another representative who attended, Laode M. Syarif, said one of the topics discussed with Megawati was the legislative process for the revision of the Police Law in the House of Representatives. The revision of the Police Law was passed by the DPR on 9 June 2026. Laode said the revision was passed almost without adequate public consultation. According to the former deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, the resulting law does not reflect the voice of the people. He noted that the DPR and the government did not accommodate recommendations made by the Police Reform Acceleration Commission. “We ask the DPR and the government to please pay attention to what the public is voicing,” Laode said.
The meeting was held amid a national situation facing economic pressures. President Prabowo is also under pressure from student masses demanding the cessation of various programmes deemed wasteful of state finances, such as the free nutritious meals programme (MBG) and the Koperasi Desa Merah Putih (Red and White Village Cooperatives). Students also highlighted the revision of the Police Law. Previously, Chairman of House Commission III Habiburokhman stated that the deliberation of the Police Law revision had undergone broad public participation. Students have held demonstrations in various regions. Today, the Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) held a protest in front of the DPR building to demand an evaluation of various Prabowo programmes.