Let's be fair

Let's be fair

To those who have desperately been dreaming of living in
justice and prosperity, let's think clearly and be fair. We may
have been wrong in assessing the current situation. There are
some indications that both President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid
and his political foes are stumbling blocks to reform in all
sectors, especially in law and the economy.

The only difference between the two sides is in the degree to
which they disrupt reform and how much they play around with the
reforms. I do not side with Gus Dur, but I feel that Gus Dur is
much less of an impediment to reform than his opponents.

Thus, if we appeal for Gus Dur's resignation, we must also
more strongly demand the resignations of those reform-disrupting
politicians in the House of Representatives, the People's
Consultative Assembly, the courts, the police and the military.
We must realize that the source of all the country's woes is the
political and economic sabotage committed by past and present
economic and human rights criminals. I am sure whoever leads this
country will not succeed if he or she carries out policies which
threaten the interests of these corruptors and human rights
violators.

I think there is a better solution than resorting to the
Assembly special session, whose motive and legality is too
political and debatable. The way out is a new general election
using the direct voting system, so the Indonesian people will get
the president they want. This president will then be more likely
to listen to their aspirations in running the country and in
conducting reform, including bringing to court those corruptors
and human rights violators who have been at large for too long in
this country.

AGUS S

Jakarta