Mystery of March 11 Order

Mystery of March 11 Order

From Media Indonesia

The March 11 Order is now 34 years old. This document is questionable and full of mystery. So far, scholars have been unable to unveil the mystery shrouding both the existence and wording of the March 11 Order. Discussions and seminars have been held, yet the truth of the document remains a mystery.

The March 11 Order is indeed a heritage of the past. Asvi Warman Adam (a researcher at the Indonesian Institution of Sciences) once stated, "Control (knowledge) of past events can control the present". So to have a knowledge of the past is not just for the sake of the past, but for the sake of determining the present.

The question now is, will the issue of the March 11 Order be left unsolved, leaving younger generations in the dark about our history? The mystery must be unraveled, because history should never be false. Therefore, we are obliged to learn the truth to prevent younger generations from being deceived.

DASMAN DJAMALUDDIN

Bogor, West Java